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Study Protocol. ECSSIT – Elective Caesarean Section Syntocinon^® Infusion Trial. A multi-centre randomised controlled trial of oxytocin (Syntocinon^®) 5 IU bolus and placebo infusion versus oxytocin 5 IU bolus and 40 IU infusion for the control of blood loss at elective caesarean section

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009
Background Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed major operations in women throughout the world. Rates are escalating, with studies from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, China and the Republic of Ireland reporting rates
Montgomery Alan A, Carey Michael, Murphy Deirdre J, Sheehan Sharon R   +3 more
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Intramuscular oxytocin versus intravenous oxytocin to prevent postpartum haemorrhage at vaginal delivery (LabOR trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2017
Background Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The most common cause of primary PPH is uterine atony.
Nita Adnan, Fiona Boland, Deirdre J. Murphy   +2 more
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An assessment of equity in the distribution of non-financial health care inputs across public primary health care facilities in Tanzania

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background There is limited evidence on how health care inputs are distributed from the sub-national level down to health facilities and their potential influence on promoting health equity.
August Kuwawenaruwa, Josephine Borghi, Michelle Remme, Gemini Mtei   +3 more
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OXYTOCIC POLYPEPTIDES IN HUMAN URINE [PDF]

British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, 1957
The work of Gomes on the polypeptide in human urine which causes contraction of the rat uterus has been extended. Concentrates were prepared by means of paper pulp columns similar to those used by Rocha e Silva and his colleagues for the purification of bradykinin, and evidence was obtained for the presence of two different active substances not only ...
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Pronostic des Hémorragies du Post-Partum Immédiat à Lomé (Togo)

Health Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ Introduction. L'hémorragie du post-partum immédiat (HPPI), première cause de mortalité maternelle mondiale, représente un défi critique en Afrique subsaharienne. Objectif.
Ketevi AA, Logboh Akey KE, Bassowa A, Andele A, Douaguibe B, Noumonvi DK, Ajavon DRD, Aboubakari AS, Akpadza K   +8 more
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Oxytocic Activity of Purified Vasopressin

Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1952
SummaryEvidence has been obtained with a highly purified preparation that vasopressin, in addition to its pressor and antidiuretic activities, possesses intrinsic oxytocic action as one of its pharmacological properties, in contrast with purified oxytocin which appears not to possess pressor or antidiuretic activity.
E A, POPENOE, J G, PIERCE, V, DU VIGNEAUD, H B, VAN DYKE   +3 more
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Factors Leading to Increased Cesarean Section Rate

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004
Background: There is public health concern about increasing cesarean section rate. This study was conducted to evaluate cesarean section rate in our set-up.
Shamshad .
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An update on the risk factors for and management of obstetric haemorrhage

Women's Health, 2017
Obstetric haemorrhage is associated with increased risk of serious maternal morbidity and mortality. Postpartum haemorrhage is the commonest form of obstetric haemorrhage, and worldwide, a woman dies due to massive postpartum haemorrhage approximately ...
M. Sebghati, E. Chandraharan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Facteurs Associés aux Anomalies du Rythme Cardiaque Fœtal et Pronostic Materno-Fœtal en Salle de Naissance à Yaoundé

Health Research in Africa
RESUME Introduction. La cardiotocographie est une méthode non invasive qui permet de détecter précocement le risque d’hypoxie fœtale. N’étant pas accessible pour toutes les parturientes dans notre contexte, l’objectif de notre étude était de déterminer ...
Ngono Akam Marga Vanina, Onguena Ulrich, Mpono Emenguele Pascale, Noubom W. Angèle, Diboussi Raissa, Belinga Etienne   +5 more
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‘Women and babies are dying but not of Ebola’: the effect of the Ebola virus epidemic on the availability, uptake and outcomes of maternal and newborn health services in Sierra Leone

BMJ Global Health, 2016
Background We sought to determine the impact of the Ebola virus epidemic on the availability, uptake and outcome of routine maternity services in Sierra Leone.
Susan Jones, Somasundari Gopalakrishnan, C. Ameh, S. White, N. R. van den Broek   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source