New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

Ozge Tunçalp; João Paulo Souza; Metin Gülmezoglu; World Health Organization

doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.024

New WHO recommendations on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Dec;123(3):254-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.024. Epub 2013 Aug 30.

Authors

Ozge Tunçalp¹, João Paulo Souza, Metin Gülmezoglu; World Health Organization

Affiliation

¹ Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: tuncalpo@who.int.

PMID: 24054054
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.06.024

Abstract

Improving health care for women during childbirth in order to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is an essential step toward achieving Millennium Development Goal 5. In March 2012, WHO held a Technical Consultation on the Prevention and Treatment of Postpartum Haemorrhage to review current evidence and to update previously published PPH guidelines. The present paper provides an overview of the most recent WHO guidelines for both prevention and treatment of PPH, with an emphasis on the key messages and changes.

Keywords: Guideline; Postpartum hemorrhage; Prevention; Treatment; WHO.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Maternal Health Services / methods*
Maternal Health Services / standards
Maternal Mortality
Postpartum Hemorrhage / prevention & control*
Postpartum Hemorrhage / therapy
Pregnancy
World Health Organization