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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

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A collection of blood in the area between the pelvic peritoneum and perineal skin is called a pelvic hematoma. Which of the following may be a cause of a pelvic hematoma?
  1. Improper hemostasis
  2. Rupture of pre vaginal venous plexus
  3. Vulva rupture
  4. Upper uterine segment rupture
Explanation
Answer: A - Improper haemostosis and C. Vulva rupture
Collection of blood in the area between the pelvic peritoneum and perineal skin is called a pelvic hematoma. Causes of pelvic hematoma include:
1) Improper hemostosis
2) Rupture of paravaginal venous plexus
3) Vulva rupture
4) Lower uterine segment rupture
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