I've always been intrigued to know how many cases of simultaneous PPH and baby needing resus there have been? We hear about this scenario often but I've not come across anyone I know who have experienced it - I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule though.

I've always theorized that when a baby is needing resuscitation, signal is being sent to the placenta that it needs to continue pumping oxygenated blood, hence the mother will not be receiving the oxytocins required to initiate placental separation and that she will be full of adrenaline anyway. So, I am thinking that maybe when labour has been physiological and there hasn't been hasty clamping of the cord, then maybe the likelihood of a simultaneous PPH and a baby needing resus is less?

Just a theory.