Obviously I wasn't present (I would rather visit the dentist and have all my teeth pulled without anaesthesia than watch) but they were all attempts at normal labour - no epidural, no forceps etc but I assume a four/ three pint transfusion after (varies according to the friend) = fairly huge blood loss but am willing to be corrected. I do have a fairly wide friendship group well gepgraphically spread out. All first (large) babies for women in their 30's I don't know if that has any bearing on it either. Mind you I probably would think 300ml lots of blood a littel spreads a long way. I managed to cut my finger stick it under a fast running tap, it sprayed and turned my kitchen into something out of a horror movie and I suspect it was actually less than a teaspoonful of blood.