allnadream t1_j5cyjdc wrote on January 22, 2023 at 2:21 AM

Reply to comment by oniony in Postpartum haemorrhage: Niger halves blood-loss deaths at clinics by Winstonoceaniasmith

Honestly, it sounds better than the treatment I received in the U.S. for the same thing - The doctor and 2 nurses pushing all their body weight on my uterus, to force it to contract and stop the bleeding. To be fair, it worked, but it was extraordinarily painful.

-justlooking t1_j5dcr5p wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:12 AM

They'd be doing this as well to contract the uterus while waiting for the misoprostil to work, or bimanual massage.

allnadream t1_j5divbt wrote on January 22, 2023 at 5:08 AM

Well, nuts. Obviously, I'm glad to be alive, but this was the worst part of labor and the most painful. Still way better than being dead though.

ChronicallyxCurious t1_j5dywjk wrote on January 22, 2023 at 8:12 AM

You must've been hemorrhaging a bunch holy shit! Glad you're still alive and well, that sort of complication a few generations ago would've been fatal.