A review of the current management of postpartum haemorrhage in the Republic of Ireland, using a case study approach

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dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Imelda
dc.contributor.authorO'Connell, Rhona
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Paul
dc.contributor.authorLyons, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorMcKernan, Joye
dc.contributor.authorGreene, Richard
dc.contributor.authorCorcoran, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T10:09:56Z
dc.date.available2023-03-10T10:09:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.description.abstractObjective: To get a better understanding of the steps taken during a postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in the Republic of Ireland. Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study. Hospital births in Ireland during 2020. Methods: A PPH proforma data collection tool was used to understand what occurred during each PPH, the management provided to the woman and the medication received. Main outcomes: Escalation of care to multidisciplinary team (MDT), mode of birth, quantifying blood loss. Results: The 53 PPH proformas collected from two maternity units were comprised of: 43 per cent (23) mild PPH (500–1000ml); 34 per cent (18) moderate PPH (1000–1500ml); and 22 per cent (12) severe PPH (over 1500ml). The blood volume ranged from 500ml to 4.1litres. The most immediate response on recognition of a PPH, by midwives or obstetric doctors who diagnosed the blood loss following childbirth as excessive, was to administer a Syntocinon infusion as the first line of treatment. Conclusions: Potential improvements for care during a PPH include: the first treatment of ‘hand on fundus, call for help’; midwives managing the PPH with use of other treatments and medications while escalating care; timely escalation of emergency phone; an MDT approach to manage the PPH; and quantification of blood loss.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationFitzgerald, I., O’Connell, R., Hughes, P., Lyons P., McKernan, J., Greene, R. and Corcoran, P. (2022) ‘A review of the current management of postpartum haemorrhage in the Republic of Ireland, using a case study approach’, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, 32 (4). pp. 505-511en
dc.identifier.endpage511en
dc.identifier.issn0961-5555
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleMIDIRS Midwifery Digesten
dc.identifier.startpage505en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14297
dc.identifier.volume32en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMIDIRSen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.midirs.org/informing/midirs-digest-table-of-contents/en
dc.rights© MIDIRS 2022.en
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectPostpartum haemorrhageen
dc.subjectChildbirthen
dc.titleA review of the current management of postpartum haemorrhage in the Republic of Ireland, using a case study approachen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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