E130: Postpartum Hemorrhage Basics

Send us Fan Mail Postpartum bleeding is expected, but postpartum hemorrhage is a different conversation, and it is one every parent deserves to understand before they are tired, sore, and trying to figure out what “too much” even means. We walk through what normal blood loss can look like after birth, why it often appears worse than it is, and the real thresholds clinicians use when they are watching for danger. We get practical about the why: uterine atony (a soft, boggy uterus that is not ...