Postpartum hemorrhage mortality

When pregnant women experience heavy bleeding during childbirth, the mortality rate cannot be ignored. Postpartum hemorrhage can cause serious threats, and if it is not controlled and treated in time, its mortality rate is also very high. When a pregnant woman is about to give birth, she should choose a regular hospital to wait for delivery, and she also needs to do relevant examinations after delivery.

Maternal mortality rate from postpartum hemorrhage

1. Decades ago, the two most troubling problems for pregnant women were postpartum hemorrhage and dystocia. Many women died due to dystocia. Now, medical standards are constantly improving. The problem of difficult labor was gradually solved. So the mortality rate of dystocia is not too high now. On the contrary, the mortality rate from postpartum hemorrhage soared to the first place.

2. Postpartum hemorrhage can easily lead to physical weakness of pregnant women due to excessive blood loss. Pregnant women have poor immunity after giving birth, so, coupled with postpartum hemorrhage, the body of pregnant women will face very serious dangers. Therefore, the mortality rate of postpartum hemorrhage should be said to be relatively high.

3. Of course, not all postpartum hemorrhage will cause various deaths, so don’t worry too much. The most correct way is to take timely treatment. You should pay attention to your body exercise and communicate with your doctor frequently. If postpartum hemorrhage occurs, you must take timely treatment.

How to avoid heavy bleeding during pregnancy

You must pay attention to your body at ordinary times, and you should take some nutritional supplements and blood-enriching medicines during pregnancy, which can help your body. You should also have regular physical examinations, which can largely avoid the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.

The above content is what the editor introduces to you about the mortality rate of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women. Although medical technology is relatively advanced nowadays, there is sometimes no way to deal with postpartum hemorrhage, and the mortality rate is very high. Mainly because women after childbirth are already very weak, if they bleed heavily at this time, the risk level is naturally very high.

Causes of bleeding

(1) Excessive mental tension: Some women are too nervous during childbirth, which leads to poor uterine contraction and is the main cause of postpartum hemorrhage. Under normal circumstances, when the placenta is detached from the decidua layer of the uterus, the blood sinuses on the detached surface open and some bleeding is common, but when the placenta is completely detached and discharged from the uterus, the bleeding decreases rapidly. However, if the mother is overly nervous or due to other reasons, the uterus may not contract well and the blood vessels may not close, heavy bleeding may occur. If the mother is overly nervous, the labor process is too long, the labor lasts too long, too many sedatives are used, or the anesthesia is too deep, it can also cause the placenta to contract weakly and heavy bleeding to occur. For example, in cases of polyhydramnios, macrosomia, and multiple pregnancy. Due to excessive expansion of the uterus, the uterine fibers stretch excessively and cannot recover well after delivery; too many and too frequent births cause degeneration of uterine muscle fibers, increased connective tissue, reduced muscle fibers and weak contraction, etc., which is also one of the causes of postpartum hemorrhage.

(2) Retained placenta: Retained placenta is also one of the causes of heavy bleeding, including incomplete placental detachment and placental adhesion, which can also cause heavy bleeding.

(3) Coagulation dysfunction: If the mother suffers from blood disease or severe hepatitis, the consequences are also very serious and must be paid close attention to. When giving birth, you should go to a hospital with the necessary facilities to avoid accidents.

Therefore, mothers must undergo prenatal examinations. Mothers with a history of postpartum hemorrhage, bleeding tendencies such as blood diseases, hepatitis, and multiple curettages should be admitted to the hospital in advance to prepare for delivery, have their blood type checked, and have blood prepared to prevent any accidents during delivery. Postpartum hemorrhage is sometimes difficult to predict in advance and often occurs suddenly, so it is important to take good care of yourself: if bleeding is caused by weak uterine contractions, you should immediately massage the uterus to promote rapid uterine contractions, or compress the abdominal aorta to reduce the amount of bleeding.