Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Complications of labor and delivery (O60-O77)»Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage (O72.2)
O72.2
Delayed and secondary postpartum hemorrhage
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Postpartum Hemorrhage55 drugs (39 approved, 16 experimental)
Excess blood loss from uterine bleeding associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH. It is defined as blood loss greater than 500 ml or of the amount that adversely affects the maternal physiology, such as BLOOD PRESSURE and HEMATOCRIT. Postpartum hemorrhage is divided into two categories, immediate (within first 24 hours after birth) or delayed (after 24 hours postpartum).