A pilot randomized controlled trial of controlled cord traction to reduce postpartum blood loss

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-7

  Althabe, Fernando ^a   Alemán, Alicia ^b   Tomasso, Giselle ^b   Gibbons, Luz ^a   Vitureira, Gerardo ^c   Belizán, José M ^a   Buekens, Pierre ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^b Clinical and Epidemiological Research Unit Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active management of the third stage of labor; Controlled cord traction; Maternal mortality; Postpartum hemorrhage; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CORD TRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 3; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 70249141591     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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