U.S., Oct. 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07884890) titled 'Measured Versus Hemoglobin-Calculated Postpartum Blood Loss in Waterbirth' on Oct. 13.
Brief Summary: During a waterbirth, blood lost in the pool between the birth of the baby and the mother's exit from the water cannot be collected or measured. At the participating centers, blood loss is measured with a graduated collector bag that is positioned only after the woman leaves the pool, for the delivery of the placenta. The blood loss recorded after a waterbirth may therefore be lower than the true loss. The goal of this observational study, conducted in two Italian hospitals, is to learn whether measured blood loss underestimates true...