ABSTRACT

A 30-year-old woman with a previous history of caesarean section and multiple uterine fibroids had a repeat elective caesarean section due to breech presentation. She had massive postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) secondary to uterine atony with an estimated blood loss of 3 L. She is RhD-negative and had transfusion of the group specific packed red cells, reinfusion of the salvaged red cells from the cell saver and also fresh frozen plasma (FFP), cryoprecipitate and platelets. The cord blood group was confirmed as RhD-negative.