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  2. Postpartum bleeding - Wikipedia

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    Tranexamic acid, a clot stabilizing medication, may also be used to reduce bleeding and blood transfusions in low-risk patients, [31] however evidence as of 2015 was not strong. [2] A 2017 trial found that it decreased the risk of death from bleeding from 1.9% to 1.5% in women with postpartum bleeding. [3]

  3. Peripartum cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    [16] [17] Approximately 60% of cases of cardiogenic shock during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period are caused by peripartum cardiomyopathy. [18] For these reasons, it is paramount that clinicians hold a high suspicion of PPCM in any peri- or postpartum patient where unusual or unexplained symptoms or presentations occur. [2] [4] [9 ...

  4. Sheehan's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    [14] [5] Some possible predisposing factors to Sheehan's syndrome may include: disseminated blood coagulation (DIC), hypotension, small sella turcica size, and blood clots from a pre-existing hypercoagulable disorder. [9] Atony of the uterus is a leading cause of post-partum hemorrhage, therefore uterine atony could induce Sheehan's syndrome. [15]

  5. Postpartum disorder - Wikipedia

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    A postpartum disorder or puerperal disorder is a disease or condition which presents primarily during the days and weeks after childbirth called the postpartum period.The postpartum period can be divided into three distinct stages: the initial or acute phase, 6–12 hours after childbirth; subacute postpartum period, which lasts two to six weeks, and the delayed postpartum period, which can ...

  6. Amniotic fluid embolism - Wikipedia

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    There are several posited ways that have been positioned to cause amniotic fluid embolism. The first of which involves the thought that a combination or one of the following that include a difficult labor, a placenta that is abnormal and trauma to the abdomen through a caesarean section or other surgical tools dissipates the barrier that exists from the maternal fluid to the fetal fluid.

  7. Gal Gadot diagnosed with brain blood clot, underwent ... - AOL

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    Gal Gadot was diagnosed with a "massive blood clot" on her brain while eight months pregnant with her daughter. The "Wonder Woman" star shared an emotional post on social media detailing the ...

  8. Obstetrics - Wikipedia

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    Hypercoagulability in pregnancy is the propensity of pregnant women to develop thrombosis (blood [40] clots). Pregnancy itself is a factor of hypercoagulability (pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability), as a physiologically adaptive mechanism to prevent post partum bleeding . [ 41 ]

  9. Serena Williams letter about her scary post-partum ... - AOL

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    Serena Williams has penned an open letter after her scary post-partum story caused a stir online, putting a spotlight on the dangers of childbirth, particularly for Black women.