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Chapter 11 - Obstetric Haemorrhage and Retained Products of Conception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Andrew Farkas
Edited by
Swati Jha  and
Eloise Power
Swati Jha
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Eloise Power
Affiliation:
Sergeants’ Inn, London
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Summary

The claimant gave birth in hospital and following delivery of the baby the placenta and membranes were delivered by controlled cord traction. There was a placental cotyledon missing at the time of delivery of the placenta and it was claimed that a failure to act sooner resulted in a massive obstetric haemorrhage, resulting in shock and need for blood transfusions. This caused a prolonged inpatient stay for recovery and she experienced a severe adjustment disorder.

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Lessons from Medicolegal Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Clinical Practice
 , pp. 139 - 151
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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