An observational study in Postpartum Hemorrhage, sponsored by Tatiana Besse-Hammer. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-10.
Sponsored by Tatiana Besse-Hammer · Observational
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major complication of childbirth. Epidurals are often implicated in the onset of postpartum hemorrhages. Given the paradoxical data in the literature, the investigators wished to retrospectively evaluate the impact of epidurals on the risk of PPH, instrumental delivery and the occurrence of PPH risk factors.
The investigators retrospectively analyzed 5753 records of patients who gave birth vaginally at Brugmann University Hospital between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. The primary objective was to assess whether epidurals pose a risk of postpartum hemorrhage. Secondly, the investigators assessed whether epidurals pose a greater risk of instrumentation of delivery and emergence of PPH risk factors.
469 studies on the registry are indexed under Postpartum Hemorrhage; 76 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 5,753 is above the median of 169 across 96 observational studies indexed under Postpartum Hemorrhage.
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Patients who gave birth vaginally at the Brugmann University Hospital Horta site between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021
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Patients who gave birth vaginally at Brugmann University Hospital between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021.
Other: Data extraction from medical records
Data extraction from medical records
Postpartum blood loss
Total blood loss is analyzed according to a standardized protocol: use of the calibrated field of the collection bag and of a precision scale to weigh the blood soaked compresses
Time frame: Up to 24 hours after the birth of the baby
PPH risk factors
Presence/absence of one or more PPH risk factors (yes/no) such as : uterine atony, placental abnormalities, obstetric trauma, and coagulopathy.
Time frame: Data extraction in medical files from January 1st 2020 till December 31th 2021
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Dec 2023 to primary completion in May 2024, 5 months.
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Tatiana Besse-Hammer