Solution: Reducing Postpartum Hemorrhage
Organization: University of Maryland St. Joseph medical Center Solution: Reducing Postpartum Hemorrhage Program/Project Description Problem to be solved: A higher incidence of clinically significant (>15%) blood loss with childbirth than desired. Identification of problem A cluster of patients with significant blood loss led to systematic assessment of the average blood loss and the proportion of patients with >15% blood loss following vaginal delivery. Baseline data blood loss was calculated by subtracting the first hemoglobin following vaginal delivery from last hemoglobin prior to delivery.
Quantification (rather than estimate) of blood loss. • Graduated drapes for vaginal deliveries were purchased for more accurate assessment of blood loss at the time of delivery.
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