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  2. Postpartum bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Postpartum bleeding or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is often defined as the loss of more than 500 ml or 1,000 ml of blood following childbirth. [2] Some have added the requirement that there also be signs or symptoms of low blood volume for the condition to exist. [ 6 ]

  3. Vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    Cesarean section is indicated. Post-partum hemorrhage is defined by the loss of at least 1,000 mL of blood accompanied with symptoms of hypovolemia within 24 hours after delivery. Typically, the first symptom is excessive bleeding accompanied by tachycardia. Significant loss of blood may also result in hypotension, nausea, dyspnea, and chest ...

  4. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    [101] [102] For example women might not know how long the process will last, how long they need to stay in the hospital and how strong the pain caused by the procedure would be. [102] Providing up-to-date information about the procedure allows women to make an informed choice and give an informed consent or refuse the induction.

  5. Caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    The risk of placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening condition which is more likely to develop where a woman has had a previous caesarean section, is 0.13% after two caesarean sections, but increases to 2.13% after four and then to 6.74% after six or more. Along with this is a similar rise in the risk of emergency hysterectomies at ...

  6. Obstetrical bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Abnormal bleeding after delivery, or postpartum hemorrhage, is the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood following vaginal delivery, or 1000 ml of blood following cesarean section. Other definitions of excessive postpartum bleeding are hemodynamic instability, drop of hemoglobin of more than 10%, [12] or requiring blood transfusion. In the ...

  7. Delivery after previous caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    The court held that a cesarean section at the end of a full-term pregnancy was here deemed to be medically necessary by doctors to avoid a substantial risk that the fetus would die during delivery due to uterine rupture, a risk of 4–6% according to the hospital's doctors and 2% according to Pemberton's doctors.

  8. 8 Postpartum Weight Loss Tips: What to Expect After Expecting

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    It may take longer to recover — a C-section is major surgery, after all — which might affect when you can start reintroducing physical activity back into your schedule.

  9. Postpartum physiological changes - Wikipedia

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    After birth, the fundus contracts downward into the pelvis one centimeter each day. After two weeks the uterus will have contracted and return into the pelvis. [9] The sensation and strength of postpartum uterine contractions can be stronger in women who have previously delivered a child or children. [10]