Excessive bleeding 

Breast milk is the best possible nutrition for your baby. Close contact with your baby – skin-to-skin bonding – not just in the first few hours of life, is the first step towards successful breastfeeding.

Bleeding can occur before, during and after childbirth. Bleeding before and during labour must always be regarded as serious due to the risk of premature placental abruption. Heavy bleeding may occur after the baby is delivered if all or part of the placenta remains in the uterus or if the uterus fails to contract spontaneously. In such situations, the bleeding must be stopped quickly – either by removing the placental remnants under general anaesthesia or by administering drugs to stimulate uterine contractions. Bleeding may also be caused by injury to the birth canal, in which case the solution is rapid and careful suturing of the wound. The administration of local, inhaled or combined analgesia is a matter of course.