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Transplacental haemorrhage and the mode of placental delivery


M. Notelovitz
D. Dalrymple
B. Grobbelaar
Monica Gibson

Abstract

A study was undertaken to determine whether the incidence and degree of transplacental haemorrhage would be affected by the following methods of placental  delivery: Brandt-Andrew's manoeuvre, spontaneous or natural delivery, and manual removal. A total of 445 patients were studied, 10-1% of whom were found to have had evidence of a clinically significant foeto-maternal haemorrhage. Except for manual removal, foeto-maternal transfer was not affected by the method of handling of the third stage.

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eISSN: 2078-5135
print ISSN: 0256-9574