Two-Provider Technique for Bimanual Uterine Compression to Control Postpartum Hemorrhage

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-375

  Andreatta, Pamela ^a   Perosky, Joseph ^a   Johnson, Timothy R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Active management third stage labor; Bimanual uterine compression; Global maternal health; Obstetric labor complications; Postpartum hemorrhage; Team based practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIMANUAL UTERINE COMPRESSION; BIRTH ATTENDANT; COMPRESSION; GHANA; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STUDENT; UTERINE ATONY; UTERINE FUNDUS;

FATIGUE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; UTERINE INERTIA; UTERUS;

EID: 84863517849     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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