Postpartum haemorrhage in Canada and France: a population-based comparison.

OBJECTIVE: Maternal mortality ratio due to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is higher in France than in Canada. We explored this difference by comparing PPH features between these two countries. METHODS: Using data between 2004 and 2006, we compared the incidence, risk factors, causes and use of second-...

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Main Authors: Marie-Pierre Bonnet, Olga Basso, Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle, Corinne Dupont, René-Charles Rudigoz, Rebecca Fuhrer, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691240?pdf=render