Module 5 Obstetrics and Maternity: Patient Blood Management Guidelines

The Patient Blood Management Guidelines: Module 5 Obstetrics and Maternity (2015) is now archived. 

A copy remains available for reference.

As the guideline is more than 10 years old, it may not reflect the currently available evidence. Users should exercise clinical judgement if referring to this guideline.

We are considering future updates to the guideline.

Any questions should be directed to guidelines@blood.gov.au. 

The Obstetrics and Maternity module assisted and guided health-care professionals in making clinical decisions when managing pregnant and postpartum women.

The Obstetrics and Maternity module introduced expert opinion points (EOPs), to complement the recommendations and practice points. EOPs were developed by the Clinical/Consumer Reference Group where relevant guidance, outside of the scope of the systematic review, was required. The module included EOPs on anaemia, transfusion support, adapting or modifying a massive transfusion protocol, and care of patients in whom a transfusion is not an option.

Guideline

An archived version of this guideline remains accessible on MAGICapp(Opens in a new tab/window). The electronic version on MAGICapp provides the same content as the archived PDF version below.

Summary of clinical guidance

Technical report

Related publications

Published literature based on Background Question 4 – Care of patients in whom transfusion is not an option.

Caring for pregnant women for whom transfusion is not an option. A national review to assist in patient care - Kidson‐Gerber - 2016 - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Wiley Online Library(Opens in a new tab/window)

College & Society Endorsements

The National Blood Authority greatly appreciates and acknowledges the input received from the clinical community in producing the Patient Blood Management Guidelines. We acknowledge the following organisations that formally endorsed Module 5 - Obstetrics and Maternity.

• Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
• Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine
• Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
• Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
• Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
• Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
• College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
• Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand

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Get in touch

We welcome comments and feedback on our guidelines which can be sent to guidelines@blood.gov.au