The Municipality also recorded 24 stillbirths caused by antepartum haemorrhage (genital bleeding during pregnancy), cord prolapse (an obstetrics emergency) and uterine rapture, and 19 infant deaths.

Three additional factors were consistently associated with risk for major PPH regardless of mode of delivery: increasing infant birthweight, antepartum haemorrhage and Asian ethnicity. Conclusion ...

One study found increased risks of preterm birth, small for gestational age, gestational hypertension, and antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage (all p < 0.05) with pre-pregnancy excision of ...