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Maternal Hemorrhage

MedGen UID:
1673897
•Concept ID:
C4763925
•
Pathologic Function

Definition

Uncontrolled bleeding from a pregnant or a woman who has recently given birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal Hemorrhage

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Quantitative Blood Loss in Obstetric Hemorrhage: ACOG COMMITTEE OPINION, Number 794.
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Dec;134(6):e150-e156. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003564. PMID: 31764759
Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;130(4):e168-e186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002351. PMID: 28937571
ACOG Practice Bulletin: Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists Number 76, October 2006: postpartum hemorrhage.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Oct;108(4):1039-47. doi: 10.1097/00006250-200610000-00046. PMID: 17012482

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fetal Growth and Stillbirth.
Page JM, Blue NR, Silver RM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;48(2):297-310. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.03.001. PMID: 33972067
Imaging of Placenta Accreta Spectrum.
Berkley EM, Abuhamad A
Clin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Dec;61(4):755-765. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000407. PMID: 30339609
Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;130(4):e168-e186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002351. PMID: 28937571
Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for autism: a comprehensive meta-analysis.
Gardener H, Spiegelman D, Buka SL
Pediatrics 2011 Aug;128(2):344-55. Epub 2011 Jul 11 doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1036. PMID: 21746727Free PMC Article
ACOG Practice Bulletin: Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists Number 76, October 2006: postpartum hemorrhage.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Oct;108(4):1039-47. doi: 10.1097/00006250-200610000-00046. PMID: 17012482

Diagnosis

Sepsis in the Obstetric Client.
Adorno M
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Sep;30(3):415-422. Epub 2018 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.05.012. PMID: 30098745
Evaluation of stillbirth.
Page JM, Silver RM
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2018 Apr;30(2):130-135. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000441. PMID: 29489503
ACOG Practice Bulletin: Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists Number 76, October 2006: postpartum hemorrhage.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Obstet Gynecol 2006 Oct;108(4):1039-47. doi: 10.1097/00006250-200610000-00046. PMID: 17012482
Epidural analgesia during labor.
Vincent RD Jr, Chestnut DH
Am Fam Physician 1998 Nov 15;58(8):1785-92. PMID: 9835854
Placenta previa.
Lavery JP
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1990 Sep;33(3):414-21. doi: 10.1097/00003081-199009000-00005. PMID: 2225572

Therapy

How do I perform cell salvage in obstetrics?
Waters JH, Beck S, Yazer MH
Transfusion 2019 Jul;59(7):2199-2202. Epub 2019 May 30 doi: 10.1111/trf.15352. PMID: 31145473
Sepsis in the Obstetric Client.
Adorno M
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Sep;30(3):415-422. Epub 2018 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.05.012. PMID: 30098745
Placenta previa and maternal hemorrhagic morbidity.
Gibbins KJ, Einerson BD, Varner MW, Silver RM
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Feb;31(4):494-499. Epub 2017 Feb 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1289163. PMID: 28140723Free PMC Article
Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for autism: a comprehensive meta-analysis.
Gardener H, Spiegelman D, Buka SL
Pediatrics 2011 Aug;128(2):344-55. Epub 2011 Jul 11 doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1036. PMID: 21746727Free PMC Article
Epidural analgesia during labor.
Vincent RD Jr, Chestnut DH
Am Fam Physician 1998 Nov 15;58(8):1785-92. PMID: 9835854

Prognosis

Maternal and fetal outcomes of intraplacental choriocarcinoma complicated by fetomaternal hemorrhage: a systematic review.
Stabile G, Gentile RM, Carlucci S, Stampalija T, Biffi S, Oletto G, Guido M, Bruno M
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023 Dec;36(2):2285238. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2285238. PMID: 38010764
When and how should I transfuse during obstetric hemorrhage?
Waters JH, Bonnet MP
Int J Obstet Anesth 2021 May;46:102973. Epub 2021 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.102973. PMID: 33903001
Placental magnetic resonance imaging Part II: placenta accreta spectrum.
Brown BP, Meyers ML
Pediatr Radiol 2020 Feb;50(2):275-284. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04521-2. PMID: 31975185
Sepsis in the Obstetric Client.
Adorno M
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2018 Sep;30(3):415-422. Epub 2018 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.05.012. PMID: 30098745
Fetal death.
Silver RM
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jan;109(1):153-67. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000248537.89739.96. PMID: 17197601

Clinical prediction guides

Prediction of Maternal Hemorrhage Using Machine Learning: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Westcott JM, Hughes F, Liu W, Grivainis M, Hoskins I, Fenyo D
J Med Internet Res 2022 Jul 18;24(7):e34108. doi: 10.2196/34108. PMID: 35849436Free PMC Article
Improvements and limitations in developing multivariate models of hemorrhage and transfusion risk for the obstetric population.
Pressly MA, Parker RS, Waters JH, Beck SL, Jeyabalan A, Clermont G
Transfusion 2021 Feb;61(2):423-434. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/trf.16216. PMID: 33305364
Prediction of obstetrical and fetal complications using automated electronic health record data.
Escobar GJ, Soltesz L, Schuler A, Niki H, Malenica I, Lee C
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021 Feb;224(2):137-147.e7. Epub 2020 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.030. PMID: 33098815
Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;130(4):e168-e186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002351. PMID: 28937571
Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for autism: a comprehensive meta-analysis.
Gardener H, Spiegelman D, Buka SL
Pediatrics 2011 Aug;128(2):344-55. Epub 2011 Jul 11 doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1036. PMID: 21746727Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The magnitude and associated factors of immediate postpartum anemia among women who gave birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023.
Abneh AA, Kassie TD, Gelaw SS
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024 Apr 25;24(1):317. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06495-y. PMID: 38664625Free PMC Article
Maternal and fetal outcomes of intraplacental choriocarcinoma complicated by fetomaternal hemorrhage: a systematic review.
Stabile G, Gentile RM, Carlucci S, Stampalija T, Biffi S, Oletto G, Guido M, Bruno M
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2023 Dec;36(2):2285238. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2023.2285238. PMID: 38010764

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