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Background: The purpose of the study, to determine whether exposure to
nifedipine before delivery is associated with an increased risk of postpartum
blood loss in patients with preterm labor. Methods: This was a
retrospective study screening a total of 486 patients who were admitted due to
preterm labor from 2012 to 2019. Patients who were given nifedipine for tocolysis
before delivery were considered as the study group (n: 240), and the patients who
gave birth without getting tocolysis were considered as the control group (n:
246). The dose of nifedipine used during the last 24 hours, 72 hours and 1 week
before delivery, the total dose of nifedipine given and the duration from the
last dose to the delivery were recorded separately. Hemoglobin and hematocrit and
platelet values measured before and 6 hours after delivery were recorded and
postpartum bleeding amount was calculated. Results: No significant
difference is observed in terms of mean difference between pre/postpartum
hemoglobin and hematocrit levels between control group and nifedipine group
(p
