Early Detection of Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage
What: Researchers found measuring the time for bleeding to appear at the vagina predicts postpartum hemorrhage with high accuracy.
Key Line: “TI-V of less than 2 s strongly predicted intractable PPH, with a positive predictive value of 100% and negative predictive value of 98.2%… This method could significantly improve maternal health outcomes.”
Source: Nature
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