La mortalité maternelle, malgré sa rareté dans les pays riches, reste un indicateur fondamental
de santé maternelle. Elle est considérée comme un « événement-sentinelle » dont la …

Introduction-L’enquête nationale et confidentielle sur la mortalité maternelle (ENCMM) a
pour but de rassembler tous les décès maternels afin de tirer des leçons générales sur la …

In 1985, WHO stated that there was no justification for caesarean section (CS) rates higher
than 10–15 % at population-level. While the CS rates worldwide have continued to increase …

OBJECTIVE: A continuous rise in the rate of cesarean delivery has been reported in many
countries during the past decades. This trend has prompted the emergence of a controversial …

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is defined as blood loss ≥500 mL after delivery and severe
PPH as blood loss ≥1000 mL, regardless of the route of delivery (professional consensus). …

The primary cause of uterine scars is a previous cesarean. In women with a previous
cesarean, the risks of maternal complications are rare and similar after a trial of labor after …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with severity of postpartum hemorrhage among
characteristics of women and their delivery, the components of initial postpartum hemorrhage …

OBJECTIVE: Available maternal mortality statistics do not allow valid international comparisons.
Our objective was to uniformly measure underreporting of mortality from pregnancy in …

Background Prophylactic administration of tranexamic acid has been associated with reduced
postpartum blood loss after cesarean delivery in several small trials, but evidence of its …

Objectives Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Experimental studies support the hypothesis that oxytocin administration …