Background and Objectives To explore variation in red blood cell transfusion rates between
hospitals, and the extent to which this can be explained. A secondary objective was to …

OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for transfusion and trends in transfusion rates across
pregnancy and the postnatal period. METHODS: Linked hospital and birth data on all births …

Introduction Hospital administrative data collections have been used to describe transfusion
practice, particularly in relation to the maternity population. Knowledge of the accuracy of …

Background There is a paucity of data on patterns of red‐cell transfusions in obstetrical care,
but some studies have suggested an increase in transfusion rates during the last decade …

BACKGROUND The rate of obstetric blood transfusion is increasing, and there is hospital
variation in its use. Recent Australian guidelines recommend a restrictive transfusion …

Background and Objectives Obstetric haemorrhage is associated with increased blood
transfusion, morbidity and health service usage in women. While the use of transfusion in …

OBJECTIVE: To define the frequency, risk factors, and outcomes of massive transfusion in
obstetrics. METHODS: The State Inpatient Dataset for New York (1998–2007) was used to …

Background It is beyond doubt that blood transfusion services have added to the decline in
maternal mortality in high‐resource countries. To quantify the clinical benefit of red blood …

Background This study aimed to compare incidence, management and outcomes of women
transfused their blood volume or more within 24 hours during pregnancy or following …

Background Increasing rates of postpartum haemorrhage and obstetric transfusion mean
that more women are entering subsequent pregnancies with a history of blood transfusion …