To the Editor: The Rural Doctors Association (RDA) of New South Wales, of which I am President, has been involved in desperately trying to keep maternity units close to people’s homes. The conclusion formed by Ford and colleagues in their recent report,1 that women with a previous postpartum haemorrhage should only deliver in units with a blood transfusion service, appears extraordinary and contradictory to their own findings.
The full article is accessible to AMA
members and paid subscribers.
Login to MJA or subscribe now.
- 1 Rural Doctors Association (NSW), Bangalow, NSW.
- 2 Moree, NSW.
Correspondence: leswoollard@balostmedical.com.au
- 1. Ford JB, Robers CL, Bell JC, et al. Postpartum haemorrhage occurrence and recurrence: a population-based study. Med J Aust 2007; 187: 391-393. <MJA full text>
- 2. Tracy SK, Sullivan E, Dahlen H, et al. Does size matter? A population-based study of birth in lower volume maternity hospitals for low risk women. BJOG 2006; 113: 86-96.
Online responses are no longer available. Please refer to our instructions for authors page for more information.