Abstract

Because of the fear we as obstetricians have receiving a patient with massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), we try to improve our response to this extreme emergency. Postpartum hemorrhage is a major cause of pregnancy related death in both developed and developing nations. Bakri balloon is one of these improvements, which, I believe, is one of the most important advances for treating serious postpartum hemorrhage. I’ll explain here why this device should be utilized more often when treatment with uterotonics hasn’t adequately resolved bleeding.