Commentary on: Elfors FB, Widarsson M, Velandia M. Midwives' experiences of postpartum haemorrhage: A web-based survey in Sweden. Midwifery. 2024 Feb;129:103902. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103902. Epub 2023 Dec 3. PMID: 38064780
Implications for practice and research To ensure safe woman-centred care during a postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) emergency, a multimodal approach is required, incorporating simulation-based training, effective communication styles and management of short staffing. Phenomenological study designs may provide an in-depth understanding of midwives’ lived experiences of PPH, and their perceptions of interventions of PPH management strategies.
Births complicated with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) are considered traumatic for the woman and the obstetric team, but in most cases are preventable emergencies. In this study, Elforse et al