The article observes the main provisions of the clinical recommendations for prevention, anesthesia and intensive care for postpartum hemorrhage. The main risk factors, possible complications, principles of clinical and laboratory diagnosis in this pathology are consistently presented. Particular attention is paid to issues of infusion, transfusion therapy and correction of coagulopathic disorders. The problems of estimating the amount of blood loss, diagnosing disorders of the hemostatic system, regulation of hemodynamics in hemorrhagic shock are discussed. The use of recombinant coagulation factors in coagulopathy on the background of massive blood loss has been substantiated.