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Other immediate postpartum haemorrhage

Postpartum haemorrhage

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GuidelinesPostpartum HaemorrhageStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults, Updated for the 2023 Edition
GuidelinesPostpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)Description General measures Medicine treatment Referral O72.0-3 DESCRIPTION Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is blood loss >500 mL that occurs within 24 hours of birth. Secondary PPH occurs 24 hours to 12 weeks after delivery (late or delayed PPH). The most common cause of primary PPH is an atonic uterus. GENERAL MEASURES Massage fundus and expel clots from vagina. Empty the bladder. Two