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. 2022 Jun;158 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):6-10.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14199.

FIGO and the International Confederation of Midwives endorse WHO guidelines on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

FIGO PPH Technical Working Group; Ferdousi Begum  1   2 , Jolly Beyeza  3 , Thomas Burke  4 , Cherrie Evans  5 , Claudia Hanson  6 , Andre Lalonde  7   8 , Yodit Meseret  9 , Monica Oguttu  10 , Poonam Varmask  11 , Florence West  12 , Alison Wright  13
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FIGO and the International Confederation of Midwives endorse WHO guidelines on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage

FIGO PPH Technical Working Group et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

FIGO and the International Confederation of Midwives produced two joint statements endorsing WHO guidelines on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

Keywords: FIGO; PPH prevention; PPH treatment; guidelines; postpartum hemorrhage; professional associations.

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Conflict of interest statement

Outside of the present work, FW reports that ICM receive funding from Merck for Mothers via Concept Foundation on a project led by FIGO to Improve Access to Essential Medicines for PPH Prevention and Treatment. Other authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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