Primary postpartum haemorrhage
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Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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| METEOR identifier: | 524114 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 07/03/2014 Tasmanian Health, Standard 20/12/2016 |
| Definition: | Primary postpartum haemorrhage, a form of obstetric haemorrhage, is excessive bleeding from the genital tract after childbirth, occurring within 24 hours of birth. A blood loss of 500 ml is the usual minimum amount for identification of postpartum haemorrhage however a woman’s haemodynamic instability is also taken into account, meaning that a smaller blood loss may be significant in a severely compromised woman. A loss of 1,000 ml or more is considered major or severe although definitions of severity vary. Secondary postpartum haemorrhage is excessive bleeding from the genital tract after childbirth occurring between 24 hours and 6 weeks postpartum. |