Who is prone to postpartum hemorrhage

There are many TV dramas where women suffer heavy bleeding during childbirth. This has caused many women to have a great fear of pregnancy and childbirth, thinking that the chance of heavy bleeding after childbirth is too high. In fact, it is not that scary. Normal delivery for ordinary women will not experience heavy bleeding, but if they are anemic or pregnant with twins or are elderly mothers, the possibility of postpartum hemorrhage will increase. This article introduces methods to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. Let’s take a look.

Compared with ordinary mothers, those with anemia, twin pregnancy, macrosomia, polyhydramnios, mothers over 35 years old, pregnancy complicated by hypertension, pregnancy complicated by diabetes, pregnancy complicated by heart disease and other medical diseases, women with more births, chorioamnionitis during pregnancy or delivery are more likely to cause postpartum hemorrhage. In addition, prolonged labor is also likely to occur, such as pregnancy with a scarred uterus, and if the uterus ruptures, it is also likely to occur. After the fetus is delivered, if the placenta is not expelled from the body in a timely and complete manner, it may also cause postpartum hemorrhage.

What are the dangers of postpartum hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage has a huge impact on the mother. If it is not treated in time, the mother will bleed a lot and it is easy to develop complications such as shock and coagulation dysfunction. If the condition worsens and the hospital is short of blood, it may even lead to the death of the mother. Even if some mothers suffer from severe shock that lasts for a long time and survive after rescue, they are likely to develop sequelae of anterior pituitary dysfunction.

Although postpartum hemorrhage is still the main cause of maternal mortality in my country, in most cases, postpartum hemorrhage can still be avoided, so early prevention and treatment are particularly important.

How to prevent postpartum hemorrhage

1. Before or during early pregnancy, pregnant women should do a good job of health care, and pay attention to prenatal examinations during early pregnancy;

2. Women who are not suitable for pregnancy must terminate the pregnancy in the early stages of pregnancy;

3. Women with a history of postpartum hemorrhage, blood diseases, liver diseases, or those who have had multiple abortions should go to the hospital in advance to prepare for delivery, and have their blood type checked and blood prepared just in case. After all, postpartum hemorrhage occurs suddenly and is often difficult to predict in advance, so it is important to prepare in advance.

What to do if you have severe postpartum hemorrhage

1. Postpartum hemorrhage causes the mother to lose a lot of blood. The most direct solution at this time is to give the mother a blood transfusion to replenish the blood needed by the mother.

2. If the postpartum hemorrhage of the parturient is caused by weak uterine contraction, the uterus should be massaged immediately to promote uterine contraction and reduce the amount of bleeding. Or the amount of bleeding can be reduced by compressing the abdominal aorta, using uterotonics, or using uterine tamponade.

3. The cause of postpartum hemorrhage is mainly in the uterus. If it cannot be controlled after multiple treatment methods, the doctor will remove the uterus for treatment without threatening the life of the mother.

4. Postpartum hemorrhage will make the body weak. At this time, the mother should pay attention to infection issues and take measures to prevent infection.