Heavy bleeding after childbirth (postpartum haemorrhage) Heavy bleeding after childbirth is also known as postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), and is an emergency complication of childbirth. Postpartum haemorrhage is defined as a loss of 500ml or more blood from the genital tract in the first 24 hours after giving birth.
The afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems.They play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure as a part of the tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism.he afferent arterioles are a group of blood vessels that supply the nephrons in many excretory systems.
afferent afÂ·ferÂ·ent (Äf'Ér-Ént) adj. Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord. n. An afferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel. The American HeritageÂ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright Â© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.