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News Health Articles - Saved form Birth Bleeding because 88 Blood Donor. Who gave birth mother prone to bleeding. But Fiona Christie survived the bleeding during childbirth due to a blood transfusion of 88 people.

Fiona Christie (34 years) received blood donations from 88 people when he suffered a hemorrhage during childbirth daughter, Rosa Barry in 2009. As Rosa gave birth, she lost a lot of blood volume.

"In total I bled for almost 7 hours, and I felt like a miracle to survive from that condition," said Fiona, as quoted by the Mirror, Wednesday (07/12/2011).



Fiona told me that he received almost all blood products including red blood cells, frozen plasma and platelets of 88 donors. These conditions make it think that 88 people had been saving his life.

"Without the 88 people who donate blood, then my little girl will probably grow without accompanied by her mother," says Fiona who works as an accountant.

During pregnancy, approximately 28 weeks of physicians revealed that Fiona has a low platelet levels. But that number is not low enough to be given medicines so she only monitored for the rest of her pregnancy.

He was originally going to give birth normally, but after nearly 12 hours, Fiona's desperate and ultimately gave birth through emergency operating procedures until the child successfully removed.

After giving birth, her partner Kevin brought the baby to be disclosed to Fiona. But then he began to feel ill and her uterus fails to contract that made him bleed severely.

This condition makes Kevin and the baby should come out the operating room and the surgeon must use a positive blood donations from 88 people to make Fiona survive. All blood donors consisting of red blood cells, frozen plasma and platelets are also entered into the system Fiona.

"The first thing I know is I woke up the next day at 4 pm, when I woke up completely confused and there are many drugs. But I was lucky to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary have enough blood stocks," says Fiona.

Bleeding that occurs after childbirth or known by the name of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) requires special treatment, because if not handled properly could result in death for the mother.

This condition is most likely to occur when the placenta separated or after the placenta separated. If it happens within 24 hours after birth, it is called the direct or primary PPH, whereas if it occurred a few days or weeks after childbirth is called delayed or secondary PPH.

"The story of Fiona that can survive shows how important it is to do blood donors. We need more young donors and hope this can become a habit in society," said Dr Moira Carter of the National Donor Services Manager.

Number of persons who donate blood sometimes like to decline in certain conditions, but the need for blood is not. Almost every day can be found people who need blood.

"I can never donate blood, but I want to encourage people to want to donate blood and save lives of others because we never know maybe one of our family members who need blood," said Fiona.