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From: AP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:07:17 -0600 (CST)

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I had a normal deliver with my son--no extensive bleeding, no hematoma (so they said)just a 3rd degree laceration. However, 2 days after he was born my hematocrit was 20 and I was passing out due to low blood levels. They decided I needed a transfusion and I got 2 units of blood. My question: What criteria do they use to decide when a woman needs a transfusion? Is a 20 hematocrit so low? What can I do the next time to prevent needing a transfusion? I was slightly anemic before giving birth--would that have been enough or did I lose more blood than they thought?

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