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Extracted data included patient demographics, PPH risk factors, details regarding the labor course and hemorrhage management, and maternal and neonatal outcomes, such as mode of delivery, etiology of hemorrhage, need for nonpharmacological management, neonatal Apgar scores, requirement for phototherapy, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and NICU length of stay. All variables were compared between four BMI classes: non-obese and classes I, II, and III obesity. Possible confounding factors were assessed with a logistic regression analysis. Results: Of the 6732 deliveries that occurred during the study period, a total of 891 (13.2%) patients had PPH. Differences were noted in the number of uterotonics used, although no direct correlation was found between increasing BMI class and the use of \u22652 uterotonics. Patients with higher BMIs were more likely to require cesarean delivery, have a classical hysterotomy incision, and have a hysterotomy extension, and were less likely to need a blood transfusion (p &lt; 0.05 for all). There was no difference in the rate of uterine atony or other etiologies of hemorrhage, and no difference was observed in the non-pharmacologic management of hemorrhage between groups. 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