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Should oral misoprostol be used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in home-birth settings in low-resource countries? A systematic review of the evidence.

Hundley, V., Avan, B.I., Sullivan, C. and Graham, W.J., 2013. Should oral misoprostol be used to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in home-birth settings in low-resource countries? A systematic review of the evidence. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 120 (3), 277 - 285 .

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DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12049

Abstract

Using misoprostol to prevent postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in home-birth settings remains controversial.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1470-0328
Uncontrolled Keywords:Administration; Oral; Developing Countries; Female; Fever; Home Childbirth; Humans; Misoprostol; Oxytocics; Postpartum Hemorrhage ; Pregnancy ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk Factors; Shivering; Treatment Outcome
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:21621
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:18 Dec 2014 11:55
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 13:50

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