Postpartum haemorrhage - examination of the main causes and how blood loss is estimated

Postpartum haemorrhage is a common, and sometimes life-threatening, complication of birth. The Victorian Perinatal Data Collection has information on all births in Victoria, and has added additional items related to PPH in recent years: the main cause of the PPH; and whether the amount of blood loss was measured or visually estimated. This project uses epidemiological methods to examine two main questions: what is the major reason for the excessive blood loss and what are the risk factors for the different causes? and Do risk factors and severity vary according to how blood loss is estimated? The data will be available and will require manipulation and analysis. The project will suit students interested in PPH and keen to develop skills in data management and analysis, as well as writing the results for publication.