What is postpartum haemorrhage?A postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is heavy bleeding after the birth of your baby. There are two types, primary and secondary. Primary PPH is defined as the loss of more than 500ml of blood in the first 24 hours after

haemorrhage – a rare condition where a baby’s blood runs directly back into the mum’s circulatory system during pregnancy.This isn’t the first time we’ve seen such a miraculous baby.The newborn had such a low count of haemoglobin – the chemical which carries

bleeding (postpartum haemorrhage or PPH) If heavy bleeding occurs during or after your birth, your doctor or midwife will be quick to control it. In some extreme cases a blood transfusion may be required. But that’s very rare.Get more information

haemorrhages, which make the brain and head greatly expand, would have the procedure.The current procedure sees the build up of fluid removed from the head and spine by needles over a period of months. A new study of 77 babies by Bristol University indicates

complete with fake blood, a full size baby and a placenta. The teacher straps it to herself and provides the sound effects to a variety of complications from a breech birth to haemorrhaging. The birth attendant can then learn how to respond in different

documentary, ‘No Woman No Cry’, in a bid to raise awareness about maternal health spurred on by her personal experience of childbirth. “I had suffered from post-partum haemorrhage, which was, thankfully, very easily managed in a hospital. But I later learnt

Baby Ethan Currill, who was born so tiny he could wear his dad’s wedding ring around his arm, has been allowed home for Christmas. The four-month-old was born at 24 weeks, weighing just 1lb14oz.Baby Ethan suffered a brain haemorrhage soon after

A premature baby has made a miraculous recovery after being born at 25 weeks and weighing just 1lb 9oz.Baby Archie was born in January suffering from lung disease, a hole in his heart and a brain haemorrhage, reports This is Cornwall.“There were

was wrong and then there were blood clots, haemorrhages, you name it,” she said.Gina was told before the caesarean section that she had a one-in-seven chance of survival. Her doctors thought she’d need ten litres of blood but she ended up needing around 117

that the gynaecologist could make a hole in the uterine wall and could result in a haemorrhageAsherman's syndrome - This is a very rare complication following a D&C where the scraping leads to the formation of scar tissue which can then expand to fill the uterus