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 …

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 …

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage remains one of the most significant maternal
complications of childbirth in the United States, with peripartum transfusion the most …

Objective: To analyze the accuracy of postpartum hemorrhage risk factors to determine
patients at risk of severe postpartum hemorrhage and transfusion. Population and methods …

Objective. To examine the prevalence and risk factors for blood transfusion during delivery.
Design. Register‐based retrospective cohort study from Finland. Setting. National Medical …

Blood transfusion during or after delivery is a serious and sometimes predictable event. An
analysis of 30,621 consecutive deliveries showed that previous abortion, bleeding during …

Objective To describe the common characteristics, clinical management, and outcome of
patients requiring blood transfusion within 24 hours of delivery. Methods We conducted a …

Objective There has been an appreciable rise in postpartum hemorrhage requiring blood
transfusions in the United States. Our objective is to better define patients at greatest risk for …

Objective To describe transfusion practices and anemia in women with postpartum
hemorrhage (PPH), according to the clinical context. Design Population‐based cohort study …

Background Traditional management of anaemia due to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
has relied upon salvage therapy with red cell transfusion. Recently published guidance …