OBJECTIVE Women previously giving birth with cesarean section have an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and retained placenta. The objective of this study was to determine if anterior placental location increased the risk of PPH and retained placenta in such women. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a prospective cohort study on 400 women with cesarean section delivery in a previo...

The retained placenta is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity throughout the developing world. It complicates 2% of all deliveries and has a case mortality rate of nearly 10% in rural areas. Ultrasound studies have provided fresh insights into the mechanism of the third stage of labour and the aetiology of the retained placenta. Following delivery of the baby, the retro-place...

The objectives of this study were to determine the risk factors for retained placenta by evaluating several reproductive factors in individual cows, and to determine the effects of retained placenta on the occurrence of postpartum diseases and subsequent reproductive performance in dairy herds. The health status, cow parity, calving, and breeding dates were recorded from 805 calvings in nine da...

To the Edi tor of the " Indian Medical Gazette." Sir,?The follpwing is the generally adopted way of expellingthe placenta among natives of this coast:? Immediately after the child is born, the attendant midwife makes the woman -sit down. She then thrusts a handful, of the hair of the head of the lying-in-woman into her mouth, and thus excites nausea. Vomiting sets in ; the contracting abdominal...