American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 273.e1-273.e9 , September 2009

Effects of onset of labor and mode of delivery on severe postpartum hemorrhage

  • Iqbal Al-Zirqi, MD, MRCOG

      Affiliations

    • Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Iqbal Al-Zirqi, MD, University of Oslo, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sognsvannsvn 20, Rikshospitalet, Oslo 0027 Norway
    • ,
  • Siri Vangen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National Resource Center for Women's Health, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Lisa Forsén, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Babill Stray-Pedersen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

Received 13 November 2008 ,Revised 20 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 June 2009.

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 This study was supported by the Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation and the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association.

 Cite this article as: Al-Zirqi I, Vangen S, Forsén L, et al. Effects of onset of labor and mode of delivery on severe postpartum hemorrhage. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:273.e1-9.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00627-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.007

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 3 , Pages 273.e1-273.e9 , September 2009

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