How to avoid iatrogenic morbidity and mortality while increasing availability of oxytocin and misoprostol for PPH prevention?

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-282

  Lovold, Ann ^a   Stanton, Cynthia ^b   Armbruster, Deborah ^c  

^a Owen Sound Hospital   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor, augmentation; Labor, induced; Low income countries; Misoprostol; Oxytocin; Utertonics

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 55949131897     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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