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    Excessive bleeding is a normal cleansing process: a qualitative study of postpartum haemorrhage among rural Uganda women
    (BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2016) Ononge, Sam; Sarikiaeli Okello, Elialilia; Mirembe, Florence
    Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) remains the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The main strategy for preventing PPH is the use of uterotonic drugs given prophylactically by skilled health workers. However, in settings where many women still deliver at home without skilled attendants, uterotonics are often inaccessible. In such cases, women and their caregivers need to recognize PPH promptly so, as to seek expert care. For this reason, it is important to understand how women and their caregivers recognize PPH, as well as the actions they undertake to prevent and treat PPH in home births. Such knowledge can also inform programs aiming to make uterotonics accessible at the community level.