Priscilla Baah, 35-year-old nurse, bleeds to death after delivery in Koforidua, nanansem.com can report

Priscilla Baah is said to have died from postpartum hemorrhage at Newland Hospital, a private health facility in Koforidua

According to some doctors spoken to on the death of Priscilla, the condition could have been best managed if she had been referred earlier since the Regional Hospital may have the capacity to better manage the condition.

According to health experts, it is a serious but rare condition in developed countries but very common in developing countries like Ghana.

It usually happens within 1 day of giving birth, but it can happen up to 12 weeks after having a baby. About 1 in 5 in 100 women who have a baby (1 to 5 percent) have PPH in Western Countries.

More importantly and the sad aspect of the story is that Priscilla was married

She left behind three children including the newborn.