Fetal exsanguination associated with antepartum hemorrhage Page 1 Fetal exsanguination
associated with antepartum hemorrhage ['.45. AKHTER, MRCOG, FRCS[C], FACOG; JF …

tion and effacement. Under these circumstances one must examine the patient in an effort to
determine the source and significance of the increased blood loss. Prompt examination of …

In a retrospective study of 13656 single births 663 patients had antepartum haemorrhage (4·
8 per cent). The incidences of accidental haemorrhage, placenta praevia and “other …

Massive feto‐maternal haemorrhage is a cause of significant fetal morbidity and mortality,
but is often overlooked because screening for fetal erythrocytes in the maternal circulation …

The mild cases were those occurring almost always during labor, shown by somewhat more
than usual bleeding, some increase in uterine tension, and occasionally, slight or moderate …

Postpartum hemorrhage is one of the major causes of maternal mortality. Successful
management requires accurate diagnosis of the cause and prompt, adequate therapy with …

and often serious complication. Fe\v accurate estimates are available, but some feel that no
less than 10 per cent of puerperal patients experience excessive bleeding. Most of these …

Ante-partum haemorrhage (APH) is one of the gravest-obstetric emergencies; with dramatic
suddenness a pregnant patient can become exsanguinatedto the verge of death and iher …

1. Over a period of 7 years (1955 through 1961), 46 patients were admitted with delayed
postpartum bleeding, an incidence of one in 235 deliveries. 2.2. Placental fragments were …

Among a series of 29 antepartum fetal deaths without apparent cause, 4 (13.8%) were
apparently due to transplacental fetal exsanguination. This represents 3.4% of all fetal …