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Chapter 1

General introduction and outline of this thesis

PART I

Massive blood transfusion in relation to postpartum hemorrhage

Chapter 2

Incidence, management and outcome of women requiring massive transfusion after childbirth in the Netherlands: a secondary analysis of a nationwide cohort study between 2004 and 2006 abstract

Chapter 3

Women receiving massive transfusion due to postpartum hemorrhage: a comparison over time between two nationwide cohort studies abstract

PART II

Evaluating maternity care during postpartum hemorrhage

Chapter 4

Clinical value of early viscoelastometric point-of-care testing during postpartum hemorrhage for the prediction of severity of bleeding: a multicenter prospective cohort study in the Netherlands abstract

Chapter 5

Comparison of outcome between intrauterine balloon tamponade and uterine artery embolization in the management of persistent postpartum hemorrhage: a propensity score-matched cohort study abstract

Chapter 6

Nationwide confidential enquiries into maternal deaths due to obstetric hemorrhage in the Netherlands between 2006 and 2019 abstract

PART III

Discussion and summary

Chapter 7

General discussion and conclusion

Chapter 8

Summary