Active pharmacologic management of the third stage of labor: A comparison of oxytocin and ergometrine

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1978, Pages 694-697

  Sorbe, Bengt ^a  

^a Central Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; OXYTOCIN; SYNTHOCINON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN CELL; LABOR; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETAINED PLACENTA; THERAPY;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERGONOVINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RISK; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 0018122294     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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