Postpartum hemorrhage: Excessive bleeding after childbirth. See free access online books about Postpartum hemorrhage below. See detailed information below for a list of 14 causes of Postpartum hemorrhage, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Postpartum hemorrhage. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
Why: Primary postpartum hemorrhage occurs within 24 hours after the delivery. Secondary postpartum hemorrhage occurs between 24 hours and six weeks after the delivery of the baby.
Why: e.g. postpartum hemorrhage indicates that the vaginal blood loss is greater than 500ml.
Why: e.g. there is an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage with prolonged labour, obstructed labour, forceps delivery, attempted vaginal birth after a caesarian section (VBAC), inverted uterus, having given birth to more than 5 babies in the past, the presence of excessive amounts of amniotic fluid during pregnancy, multiple pregnancies such as twins or triplets, large baby, vaginal hemorrhage during the pregnancy due to either placental abruption or placenta praevia; placental abruption, amniotic fluid embolus, intrauterine fetal death increases the risk of subsequent coagulation/clotting defects.
Why: e.g. syntometrine intramuscular injection stimulates the contraction of the uterus and helps reduce the rate of postpartum hemorrhage.
Why: Retained products of conception and retained placenta is a common cause of postpartum hemorrhage.
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Why: purpura ( multiple small hemorrhages into the skin or mucous membranes); petechiae (small pinhead size purpura); ecchymoses ( large purpura) - May indicate a bleeding disorder.
Why: may indicate endometritis (infection of the lining of the uterus) which may cause secondary postpartum hemorrhage.
Why: may indicate endometritis (infection of the lining of the uterus) which may cause secondary postpartum hemorrhage.
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Postpartum hemorrhage: hemorrhage from the birth canal in excess of 500 mL after a vaginal delivery or 1000 mL after a cesarean delivery during the first 24 hours after birth.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
The presence of abnormal uterine bleeding immediately after LABOR, OBSTETRIC or childbirth.
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The list below shows some of the causes of Postpartum hemorrhage mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Postpartum hemorrhage. Of the 14 causes of Postpartum hemorrhage that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Postpartum hemorrhage' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Postpartum haemorrhage, PPH
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Medical Conditions associated with Postpartum hemorrhage:
Bleeding symptoms (1556 causes), Birth symptoms (641 causes), Pregnancy symptoms (450 causes), Female reproductive symptoms (679 causes), Women's health symptoms (932 causes)
Symptoms related to Postpartum hemorrhage:
Bleeding (1556 causes), Vaginal bleeding (63 causes), Bruising (325 causes), Bleeding disorders, Choriocarcinoma, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type II, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V, Factor V and factor VIII, Combined deficiency of, Factor V deficiency, Infection due to placental remnants, Leukemia, Placental hypertrophy
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