Postpartum haemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality in Cuba and is an area where Cuba needs to make further progress.
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Previous research has shown that the prophylactic use of uterotonic agents in the third stage of labour reduces both postpartum blood loss and postpartum haemorrhage.
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However, its abortifacient effects and the danger of ergotism meant that it was only prescribed cautiously, as in the treatment of postpartum haemorrhage.
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Maternal complications such as miscarriages, anaemia in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, abruptio placenta and postpartum haemorrhage can occur in pregnant women with overt hypothyroidism.
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A VBAC, compared with ERCS, carries around 1 % additional risk of either blood transfusion ( mainly because of antepartum hemorrhage ), postpartum haemorrhage or endometritis.
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