产后出血,产褥热,妊娠毒血症,妊娠合并心脏病,同为产科中母体死亡的四大原因。产后出血的过程常很急,产妇可於2小时内死亡。Beecham氏观察52例产后出血死亡者,自分娩到死亡的时间,平均为5小时20分;有6例在2小时内死亡,占11.5％,这确是骇人听闻的事实。产后出血的发病率,平均是10％,因而死亡的案例很多,尤其是在农村和偏远的地区更多。在法院里医疗事故的诉讼中,因产后出血而致死的案件亦是很多的。即使有较轻或被救活的病人,因出血过多,身体的抵抗力减低,易患产褥热,或障碍了乳汁的分泌和产后复旧,甚至因严重的产后出血,脑垂体血管栓塞而发生 Postpartum hemorrhage, puerperal fever, toxemia of pregnancy, pregnancy complicated with heart disease, with the four major causes of maternal death in obstetrics. The process of postpartum hemorrhage is often very urgent, maternal death within 2 hours. Beecham’s observation of 52 cases of postpartum hemorrhage dead, from the time of delivery to death, an average of 5 hours and 20 minutes; 6 cases died within 2 hours, accounting for 11.5%, this is indeed a shocking fact. The incidence of postpartum hemorrhage is on average 10%, resulting in many deaths, especially in rural and remote areas. In the court proceedings in medical malpractice, there are also many cases of death from postpartum hemorrhage. Even patients with lighter or rescued patients, due to excessive bleeding, reduced body resistance, susceptible to puerperal fever, or impeded the secretion of milk and post-natal resurgence, and even due to severe postpartum hemorrhage, pituitary vascular embolism and occur