Early Detection and Bundled Treatment for Postpartum Hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal death in developing regions, accounting for 20% of maternal deaths, most of which are preventable.1 This opportunity for prevention is evident by the decrease over time in the contribution of postpartum hemorrhage to maternal death in developed regions, where it accounts for 8% of maternal deaths.1 Bleeding after childbirth is normal and part of the physiologic transition that occurs in the postdelivery period. However, the transition to abnormal bleeding can be swift. Postpartum hemorrhage, which is traditionally defined as blood loss of more than 500 ml, can develop within minutes and can . . .