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Table 2.

Number and Rate (% of deliveries) of severe PPH*, 2005 to 2008, in the 2 units

Level II Unit 2005
2006
2007
2008
P**
n % n % n % n %

 All Severe PPH 32 2.1 9 0.6 8 0.5 11 0.6 <0.01
 Severe PPH at vaginal delivery 21 1.8 6 0.5 3 0.3 8 0.6 <0.01
 Severe PPH at caesarean delivery 11 2.8 3 0.8 5 1.4 3 0.7 <0.01

Level III Unit n % n % n % n % P**

 All Severe PPH 45 1.5 41 1.6 33 1.1 31 1.0 0.05
 Severe pph at vaginal delivery 27 1.2 25 1.0 16 0.7 9 0.4 <0.01
 Severe pph at caesarean delivery 18 2.8 16 2.3 17 2.5 22 3.1 0.8
* severe PPH defined as a PPH associated with one or more of the following: blood transfusion, arterial embolisation, arterial ligation, other conservative uterine surgery, hysterectomy, transfer to an intensive care unit, peripartum haemoglobin delta of 4 g/dl or higher, or maternal death
** Difference between 2005 and 2008
Int J Qual Health Care. 2011 October; 23(5): 583–9.
Published online 2011 July 6. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr042.