Two simple solutions could help prevent severe bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage) after cesarean delivery, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2023 annual meeting.
Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc.Oct 15 2023 As the leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S. at the time of birth, postpartum hemorrhage is more common after cesarean deliveries than vaginal births.
James Xie, M.D., lead author of the early warning study and clinical assistant professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at Stanford University, California The double-blind, randomized, controlled trial included 120 women who required a cesarean delivery after labor with an oxytocin infusion , placing them at much higher risk of suffering from uterine atony and bleeding after the birth. Researchers randomly assigned 60 women to receive 1-gram infusions of calcium chloride and 60 women to receive a placebo.
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