Trial reportTransfusion2017
Patterns and predictors of severe postpartum anemia after Cesarean section.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among postpartum mothers in public health facilities in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence, indications, and complications of caesarean section in health facilities across Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2023Pooled it
- Prenatal anemia and postpartum hemorrhage risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2021Pooled it
- Oral vs intravenous iron therapy for postpartum anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of date fruit consumption on early postpartum hemorrhage: a randomized clinical trial.BMC women's health · 2023Trial
- Maternal anaemia and the risk of postpartum haemorrhage: a cohort analysis of data from the WOMAN-2 trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of postpartum anaemia screening to improve anaemia diagnosis and patient care: A prospective non-randomized before-and-after anaemia screening protocol implementation study.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Screening performance of quantitative blood loss for postpartum anemia among patients without baseline anemia.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- Timing of intrapartum transfusion among obstetric patients, stratified by admission and discharge haemoglobin, relative to anaesthesia care: A retrospective cohort study.Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Postpartum anemia and maternal wellbeing: A cohort analysis of the WOMAN-2 trial.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Perioperative Anemia in Patients Planned for Cesarean Deliveries: A Quality Improvement Audit from a Private Tertiary Care Center of Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Selective Postoperative Hemoglobin Testing After Cesarean Delivery: A Predictive Model for Severe Postpartum Anemia.Cureus · 2026Article
- Postpartum anemia and associated factors among caesarean section women in West Gojjam zone Ethiopia 2023.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Temporal changes in transcutaneous hemoglobin levels and their influencing factors in postpartum women: a longitudinal study.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2025Article
- Outcomes of cesarean myomectomy in Singleton compared with twin pregnancies: a 10-year retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
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- Impact of 'decision-to-delivery' interval on maternal and perinatal outcomes: a retrospective study of emergency caesarean section from 2017 to 2021 at a secondary health facility in Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Is It Time to Alter the Standard of Care for Iron Deficiency/Iron Deficiency Anemia in Reproductive-Age Women?Biomedicines · 2024Review
- The prevalence of perioperative iron deficiency anaemia in women undergoing caesarean section-a retrospective cohort study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2022Article
- A risk prediction model of perinatal blood transfusion for patients who underwent cesarean section: a case control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum anemia is associated with maternal and perinatal morbidity. Population-level data may inform guideline development for postpartum anemia screening. Our objectives were to evaluate the associations between potential predictors (predelivery anemia and postpartum hemorrhage [PPH]) with severe postpartum anemia after Cesarean section. STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsData were collected from 70,939 hospitalizations for Cesarean section performed at Kaiser Permanente Northern California facilities between 2005 and 2013. Severe postpartum anemia was defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) level of less than 8 g/dL before hospital discharge. Using multivariable logistic regression, we assessed the associations between predelivery anemia and PPH with severe postpartum anemia. Distributions of these characteristics among women with severe postpartum anemia were evaluated.
resultsThe overall rate of severe postpartum anemia was 7.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 7.1%-7.4%). Severe postpartum anemia was strongly associated with a predelivery Hb level between 10 and 10.9 g/dL (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 5.4; 95% CI, 4.89-5.91), predelivery Hb level of less than 10 g/dL (aOR, 30.6; 95% CI, 27.21-34.6), and PPH (aOR, 8.45; 95% CI, 7.8-9.16). The proportions of women with severe postpartum anemia were highest for those experiencing PPH but no predelivery anemia (12.2%; 95% CI, 11.0%-13.6%) and those who did not incur PPH nor predelivery anemia (10.7%; 95% CI, 9.6%-12.0%).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that PPH and predelivery anemia are strong independent risk factors for severe postpartum anemia. Optimization of patients' Hb before delivery may reduce the incidence of severe anemia after Cesarean section.
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