I was taught to do bimanual compression, which means to grab and hold the uterus firmly. At that point you would also administer herbs or drugs so it is a matter of minutes before postpartum hemorrhage should slow. I believe that if you cause the mother great pain it can cause more problems such as shock. Also getting her adrenalin going can cause her to bleed more. In Russia they used ice packs on the uterus to contract it and stop the blood.
It worked!
-Jill Cohen
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 36, Sep 3, 1999)
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