OBJECTIVES: The World Health Organization has recommended investigating near-misses
as a benchmark practice for monitoring maternal healthcare and has standardized the …

The unprecedented high rate of cesarean delivery and the declining rate of vaginal birth
after cesarean delivery make necessary awareness of the potential complications that are …

Background: There appears to be a rise in the rate of emergency peripartum hysterectomy
(EPH) in the developed world. Aims: To determine the incidence, indications, risk factors …

Critical illness is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of pregnancy. The
majority of pregnancy-related critical care admissions occur postpartum. Antenatally, the …

Objectives We sought to determine the frequency, demographic characteristics, indications,
and feto-maternal outcomes associated with emergency peripartum hysterectomy in an …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate cumulative risks of morbidity associated with the choice of elective
cesarean delivery for a first delivery. METHODS: A decision analytic model was designed to …

Background Excessive haemorrhage at cesarean section requires donor (allogeneic) blood
transfusion. Cell salvage may reduce this requirement. Methods and findings We conducted …

BACKGROUND Caesarean section is associated with blood loss and maternal morbidity.
Excessive blood loss requires transfusion of donor (allogeneic) blood, which is a finite …

Introdução: As taxas de cesárea aumentaram significativamente no Brasil e no mundo nos
últimos anos; e junto delas o interesse em estudar as complicações relacionadas a esse …

Introduction A peripartum hysterectomy is typically performed as a lifesaving procedure in
obstetrics to manage severe postpartum hemorrhage. Severe hemorrhages that lead to …