Reducing postpartum hemorrhage in Vietnam: Assessing the effectiveness of active management of third-stage labor

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-496

  Tsu, Vivien D ^a   Mai, Tran T P ^b   Nguyen, Yen H ^c   Luu, Huong T T ^c  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^c PATH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Active management of third stage labor; Maternal mortality; Oxytocin; Postpartum hemorrhage; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 1; LABOR STAGE 3; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; MIDWIFERY; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 33748786492     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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