The attitude towards red blood cell transfusion for bleeding at childbirth in women

Retrospective analysis of transfusion outcomes in pregnant patients at a tertiary obstetric center

“…2 Although acute isovolemic anemia does not necessitate transfusion, previous authors have speculated that RBC transfusion may be useful to alleviate associated symptoms (such as shortness of breath, palpitations, fatigue) for postpartum patients. 21 There is also increasing interest in the use of non-transfusion therapies such as oral/parenteral iron and erythropoietin, with evidence suggesting that combination therapy of erythropoietin and iron is more effective in treating postpartum anemia than iron therapy alone. 22,23 However, our institution has not formally implemented the use of non-transfusion therapies for managing postpartum anemia.…”