Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Begley, Cecily M ^a   Devane, Declan ^b   Murphy, Deirdre J ^a   Gyte, Gillian M L ^c   McDonald, Susan J ^d   McGuire, William ^e  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^e The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERGOMETRINE; ERGOMETRINE PLUS OXYTOCIN; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ANEMIA; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 3; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 55049132017     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412     Document Type: Review

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