Effect of Cesarean Section on the Severity of Postpartum Hemorrhage in Chinese Women: The Shanxi Study

• Published in: Current medical science Vol. 38; no. 4; pp. 618 - 625
• Main Authors: Xu, Chang, Fu, Qiang, Tao, Hong-bing, Lin, Xiao-jun, Wang, Man-li, Xia, Shu-xu, Xiong, Hao-ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Huazhong University of Science and Technology 01.08.2018; Department of Health Administration, School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China%Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University,Saint Louis 63104, USA
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; postpartum hemorrhage; cesarean section; indications; parity

Summary Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the most adverse obstetric outcomes. Our aim is to detect the risks of multilevel PPH in different cesarean section (CS) groups [including nulliparous CS with indications, nulliparous CS without indications, repeat cesarean (RC), vaginal birth after cesa...