Blood loss in the placental period in relation to the type of prophylaxis

: The aim of this study is to asses the blood loss in third period of labor according the method of its prophylactic. The material consist of 144 prospective and 192 retrospective cases. The blood loss is assessed visually and after that it is weighted. Up to the delivery of placenta the visually assessed blood loss is insignificantly greater than the weighted one. All cases are subdivided in three groups according the management of third period: -with methergin, with oxytocin and without uterostonic. The blood loss associated with the separation and delivery of the placenta is not different in the groups, but the early postpartum haemorrhage is significantly greater in the cases without uterostonics for the delivery of placenta. In premature labors the blood loss associated with the separation of placenta is significantly greater that in term labor.