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Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Vaginal and Cesarean Section Deliveries at a Single Tertiary Hospital: A Five-year Cross-sectional Study

Oman Medical Journal
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the prevalence, etiology, management, and outcomes of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following vaginal and cesarean delivery.
Miriam George Fenn, Maisa Al Falahi, Taif Al Hannai, Lubna Al Shukaili, Nihal Al Riyami   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carboprost versus oxytocin for active management of third stage of labour [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background and Objectives: Postpartum haemorrhage is a single largest and leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality not only in developing countries but also in developed countries.
Ambika S. Patil, Vibhavaree Dadavate, Vidya A. Thobbi   +2 more
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THE OXYTOCIC ACTION OF QUININE [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1890
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openaire   +2 more sources

Risk factors for stillbirths: how much can a responsive health system prevent?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background The stillbirth rate is an indicator of quality of care during pregnancy and delivery. Good quality care is supported by a functional heath system.
Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Jyoti Sharma, Preeti Negandhi, Monika Chauhan, Siddharth Reddy, Ghanashyam Sethy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Assessing policy and operational barriers to tranexamic acid utilization in treating postpartum hemorrhage in Kano, Lagos, and Niger states

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study explores the barriers to the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) for the management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and provides recommendations to improve its use. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods assessment involving 229 healthcare professionals in Kano, Lagos, and Niger States of Nigeria.
Chukwunonso Nwaokorie, Aisha Abdullahi, Naanma Kangkum, Valentine Amasiatu, Eric Aigbogun, Uchenna Igbokwe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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TMEM16A chloride channels in the female reproductive tract and their role in normal and dysfunctional pregnancy and labour

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend TMEM16A plays a pivotal role in setting the duration of the action potential plateau in human uterine smooth muscle. An increase in TMEM16A expression in labour underpins a lengthening of the plateau and this provides time for the contraction to become larger and longer, important for timely successful labour.
Helena C. Parkington, Harold A. Coleman, Penelope M. Sheehan, Shaun P. Brennecke, Marianne Tare   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 6, Page 1787-1808, June 2026.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source