Comparison of sublingual misoprostol, intravenous oxytocin, and intravenous methylergometrine in active management of the third stage of labor

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Singh, Gunjan ^a   Radhakrishnan, Gita ^a   Guleria, Kiran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Active management; Methylergometrine; Oxytocin; Sublingual misoprostol; Third stage of labor

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLERGOMETRINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 3; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 70449535554     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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