New Delhi, 6 October (IANS). The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of post -delivery bleeding (PPH).
The International Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGOs) and the International Federation of Midwives have published maternal health guidelines together which highlight the problems of the mother’s problems and highlight the immediate need for quick intervention.
PPH is one of the major causes of maternal mortality globally, causing about 45,000 deaths due to excessive bleeding after delivery.
Despite not being fatal, it can affect physical and mental health of life, including the major organ damage to hystectomy (extracting uterus) and anxiety.
Dr. Jeremy, Assistant Director General of ‘Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Care’, said, “The most dangerous complication is the most dangerous complication of postpartums as it can grow very rapidly. Although it cannot be predicted, correct care can prevent death.”
The absconding said, “These guidelines are for places where its rate is the highest and resources are the most limited – it helps to ensure that more and more women survive after delivery and return home safely to their families.”
New objective clinical criteria have also been introduced to detect PPH in ‘2025 FIGO World Congress’ in Cape Town, South Africa.
Although PPH is usually diagnosed as a loss of 500 ml or more blood, the latest guidelines recommend doctors to take quick action, considering the unusual significant signal when the blood flows up to 300 ml.
To diagnose PPH early, doctors and meadvivis are advised to closely monitor women after delivery and use calibrated dreps (plastic sheets placed on the delivery table in which blood collects blood) so that blood loses can be properly assessed and they can take immediate action.
These guidelines recommend implementing ‘Motiv’ action immediately after the diagnosis of PPH. This includes: massage of the uterus, oxytocic drugs to encourage contractions, to reduce bleeding, tranexemic acid (TXA), intravenous fluids, veginal and genetic tactics examining and if the bleeding continues, further increase the healthcare.
The WHO stated that in rare cases, where bleeding continues, guidelines recommend treatment such as surgery or blood transfusion to stabilize the woman’s condition.
Guidelines also emphasize the importance of good prenatal and postpartum care to reduce serious risk factors such as anemia. Anemia is highly prevalent in low and low-middle-income countries.
Anemia increases the possibility of PPH and if this happens, the results become worse. The recommendations for mothers suffering from anemia include intravenous intake and after PPH during pregnancy, or when oral treatment fails when the failure of oral treatment.
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