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BACKGROUND
Twenty to forty per cent of pregnant women will experience bleeding during the first trimester. Initial presentation is usually to the general practitioner. Complications of miscarriage, including threatened miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, are the most common diagnoses. The failure to
283 patients with vaginal bleedings in the first three months of pregnancy were included in an analysis and compared to a control group. We could not find a correlation between bleeding in the early weeks of pregnancy and the age of the mother, the onset of menarche, parity, and preceded premature
Bleeding in pregnancy is a distressing experience for any woman, particularly if she has had a previous miscarriage. Though often offered, hospital admission is thought to have no prognostic advantage over home management. A factor not always considered is the need for administration of anti-D
Postpartum hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The majority of maternal deaths associated with hemorrhage could be preventable. The accurate assessment of blood loss, identification of risk factors and timely recognition of postpartum hemorrhage remain
The authors report three cases with postpartum hemorrhage in the immediate puerperium and their management.