N.b. Uterine artery is a branch of internal iliac artery.
My thought process was that post-partum bleeding is usually related to the uterus, and much of the pelvic viscera is supplied by branches of the internal iliac artery.
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if postpartum bleeding does not stop you can ligate the internal iliac but you should remember that reproduction is not compromised because the ovarial artery provides a collateral. FA 2020 P 641