Severe postpartum haemorrhage at a large referral hospital in Uganda: A prospective observational pilot study
Referrals were more critically ill and disproportionally affected by adverse outcomes and substandard care. While drugs and fluids were often timely administered according to national guidelines and did not differ greatly between the groups, gaps remained particularly non-pharmaceutical interventions. Bettered implementation of evidence-based PPH management and strengthening of the referral system could improve quality of care and maternal outcomes.
Authors
- Josaphat Byamugisha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3438-9662)
- Clare Lubulwa
- Knut Haakon Stensæth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1063-3824)
- Thorkild Tylleskär (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-4324)
- Lawrence Kazibwe
- Mia Appelbäck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-1360)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Mulago Hospital (UG)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331512
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Norges Forskningsråd