ABSTRACT: Hemorrhage has been a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System since 1987 when reporting began. Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance…
ABSTRACT Postpartum hemorrhage causes approximately 11% of maternal deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death that occurs on the day of birth. Importantly, 54–93% of…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion, no. 794: Quantitative Blood Loss in Obstetric Hemorrhage
OBJECTIVE: To describe quality improvement opportunities (QIOs) associated with the five leading causes of pregnancy-related death in California (cardiovascular disease, preeclampsia/eclampsia, hemorrhage, venous thromboembolism, and sepsis) and the methods by…
The current definition of postpartum hemorrhage is inadequate for early recognition of this important cause of maternal death that is responsible for >80,000 deaths worldwide in 2015. A stronger definition…
Read More from AJOG: Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the barriers and facilitators to implementing the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Postpartum Hemorrhage (AWHONN PPH) Project experienced by hospital leaders, project cham-pions,…
Obstetric hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death in the United States and the world. Organized collaborative efforts with representatives from all members of the perinatal team have been…
Read More from MCN Study: Maternal Hemorrhage Quality Improvement Collaborative Lessons
Obstetric hemorrhage is the leading cause of severe maternal morbidity and of preventable maternal mortality in the United States. The California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative has developed a comprehensive quality…
Read More from AJOG Accepted Manuscript: Reduction of Severe Maternal Morbidity from Hemorrhage
A case of obstetric hemorrhage was presented as the November 2016 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case with commentary by Elliot Main, MD. Read the case on the AHRQ Patient Safety Network…
Read More from Don’t Dismiss the Dangerous: An Obstetric Hemorrhage Case Study
In May 2016, OPQIC conducted webinars discussing quantification of blood loss. Click below to watch the recording. Go to opqic.org/webinar for other past webinars….