Effect on postpartum hemorrhage of prophylactic oxytocin (10 IU) by injection by community health officers in Ghana: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial.

Effect on postpartum hemorrhage of prophylactic oxytocin (10 IU) by injection by community health officers in Ghana: a community-based, cluster-randomized trial.

BACKGROUND: Oxytocin (10 IU) is the drug of choice for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Its use has generally been restricted to medically trained staff in health facilities. We assessed the effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of PPH prevention using oxytocin injected by peripheral heal...

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Main Authors: Cynthia K Stanton, Samuel Newton, Luke C Mullany, Patience Cofie, Charlotte Tawiah Agyemang, Edward Adiibokah, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Niamh Darcy, Sadaf Khan, Deborah Armbruster, John Gyapong, Seth Owusu-Agyei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3794862?pdf=render

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