Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Mastewal Arefaynie Temesgen
College of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Dessie
Ethiopia
Research Article
Magnitude of Postpartum Hemorrhage among Women Delivered at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Woll, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Author(s): Mastewal Arefaynie TemesgenMastewal Arefaynie Temesgen
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage refers loss of more than 500 and/or 1000 ml of blood within 24 hour following vaginal, caesarean delivery respectively. It is significant public health problem both in developed and developing countries, causing considerable maternal mortality and morbidity. It is highly fatal if diagnosis and treatment is not provided early. In Ethiopia, the government launches different strategies to prevent postpartum hemorrhage. But still more than half of the maternal mortalities occurred after delivery due to hemorrhage. Even though postpartum hemorrhage is one of the major direct causes of maternal death in Ethiopia, there are only few studies done in the country. Therefore, determining magnitude and associated factors that causes postpartum hemorrhage is important to make different interventions.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000391