Effect of intraumbilical vein oxytocin injection on third stage of labor

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-60

  Nankali, Anisodowleh ^a   Keshavarzi, Farahnaz ^a   Fakheri, Taravat ^a   Zare, Shamsy ^a   Rezaei, Mansour ^b   Daeichin, Sara ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Intraumbilical vein injection; Oxytocin; Third stage labor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 84878015772     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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