PPH can cause a multitude of complications including: * death * hypovolemic shock * disseminated intravascular coagulopathy * renal failure * hepatic failure * adult respiratory distress syndrome In low‐income countries there are several other factors that play a role in PPH risk. Poor nutritional status, lack of healthcare access, and limited blood product supply are additional factors that increase morbidity and mortality. Postpartum anemia is common after an episode of<unk>  and postpartum hemorrhage. Severe anemia due to PPH may require red cell transfusions, depending on the severity of anemia and the degree of symptomatology attributable to anemia. A common practice is to offer a transfusion to symptomatic women with a hemoglobin value less than 7 g/dL. In most cases of<unk> -related postpartum hemorrhage, the amount of iron lost is not fully replaced by the transfused blood. Oral iron should thus be also considered. Parenteral iron therapy is an option as it accelerated recovery. Most women with mild to moderate anemia, however, resolve the anemia sufficiently rapidly with oral iron alone and do not need parenteral iron.
Uterine atony
Uterine inversion
Obstetric transition
Uterine hyperstimulation
Uterine perforation
Septic abortion
Obstructed labour
Uterine rupture