A comparison of active management and expectant management of the third stage of labour: A Swedish randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-369

  Jangsten, E ^a,b   Mattsson, L A ^b,c   Lyckestam, I ^b   Hellstrom A L ^a,d   Berg, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA ACADEMY AT UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active management; active management of the third stage of labour; expectant management; oxytocin; postpartum haemorrhage; third stage of labour

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYTOCIN;

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR MANAGEMENT; LABOR STAGE 3; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VENTOUSE DELIVERY;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SWEDEN; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 78651448135     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02800.x     Document Type: Article

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