Ever-increasing incidence of postpartum haemorrhage in Hong Kong: a perspective

Wing Cheong Leung; Jack CK Wong; Pauline PL So; CW Kong

doi:10.12809/hkjgom.24.1.361

Ever-increasing incidence of postpartum haemorrhage in Hong Kong: a perspective

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Wing Cheong Leung Dept of O&G, KWH
Jack CK Wong
Pauline PL So
CW Kong

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https://doi.org/10.12809/hkjgom.24.1.361

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International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, International Confederation of Midwives. Joint Statement of Recommendation for the Use of Uterotonics for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage. Accessed 2 October 2023. Available from: https://www.figo.org/joint-statement-recommendation-uterotonics-prevention-pph.

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2024-02-02

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Leung WC, Wong JC, So PP, Kong C. Ever-increasing incidence of postpartum haemorrhage in Hong Kong: a perspective. Hong Kong J Gynaecol Obstet Midwifery [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 2 [cited 2024 Dec. 26];24(1). Available from: https://hkjgom.org/home/article/view/361

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2024)

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