Obstetric Bleeding Curriculum

• Main Authors: Julia Metzner (Author), Jennifer Reid (Author), Christopher Wu (Author), Stefan Lombaard (Author), Michael Fialkow (Author), Megan Sherman (Author), Sara Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract One out of ten deliveries are complicated by postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with an associated maternal mortality rate as high as 17%. The most common cause of PPH is uterine atony. Uterine atony, or failure of the myometrial muscle fibers to contract following delivery, can lead to rapid and...