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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Measurement of blood loss at childbirth and postpartum
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 95, No. 1, Year 2006
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Description
Objective: To accurately measure blood loss during childbirth in a developing country. Method: The alkaline hematin technique was used to quantify blood lost during delivery and 24 h postpartum in 158 women in Pemba Island, Zanzibar. Result: Women were found to lose less blood during childbirth and 24 h postpartum than previously reported. Compared with laboratory values, nurse-midwives approximated blood loss accurately (mean difference, i.e., mean underestimation by nurse-midwives, 4.90 mL); however, their imprecision was greater for higher laboratory values. Conclusion: This study may prompt further investigation, as no comparable data exist for developing countries where maternal mortality is high and severe anemia prevalent. © 2006 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kavle, Justine A.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Khalfan, Sabra S.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tanzania, Mkokotoni, Zanzibar
Pemba Public Health Laboratory
Stoltzfus, Rebecca Joyce
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Witter, F.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Tielsch, James M.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Caulfield, Laura E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 33
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.06.010
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Participants Gender
Female