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Factors Leading to Increased Cesarean Section Rate

open access: yesGomal 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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Association of Anaesthetists guidelines: the use of blood components and their alternatives

open access: yesAnaesthesia, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 425-447, April 2025.
Summary Background The administration of blood components and their alternatives can be lifesaving. Anaemia, bleeding and transfusion are all associated with poor peri‐operative outcomes. Considerable changes in the approaches to optimal use of blood components and their alternatives, driven by the findings of large randomised controlled trials and ...
Akshay Shah   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Structural and Process Readiness for Postpartum Haemorrhage Care in Uganda and Ghana: A Mixed Methods Study

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 132, Issue 4, Page 433-443, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine structural and process readiness for postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) care at referral‐level facilities in Ghana and Uganda to identify opportunities for strengthening. Design Mixed‐methods cross‐sectional study. Setting Three districts in Ghana and two in Uganda.
Tara Tancred   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of the Vasopressor Effects of Oxytocics When Used Intravenously in the Third Stage of Labor

open access: yes, 1954
It has now been generally accepted that the use of oxytocic agents for the control of post-partum hemorrhage is indicated in the practice of good obstetrics. Hamilton, Higgins, and Alsop (1) have stated!
McGinty, Leo Bernard
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An update on the risk factors for and management of obstetric haemorrhage

open access: yes, 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 ...
Mercede Sebghati, Edwin Chandraharan
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Facteurs Associés aux Anomalies du Rythme Cardiaque Fœtal et Pronostic Materno-Fœtal en Salle de Naissance à Yaoundé

open access: yesHealth 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   +5 more
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The uterotonic mechanisms of the herbal oxytocics. Clivia miniata and Agapanthus africanus

open access: yes, 2000
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Johannesburg, 2000In the spirit of the World Health Organisation directives ...
Veale, Denise, Joy, Hall.
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A multicentre randomized controlled trial of oral misoprostol and i.m. syntometrine in the management of the third stage of labour

open access: yes, 2001
Postpartum haemorrhage accounts for nearly 28% of maternal mortality in developing countries. Syntometrine is an effective and commonly used oxytocic in preventing postpartum haemorrhage, but it requires a controlled storage environment and i.m ...
Cheung, KB   +11 more
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A prospective randomized comparative study of Misoprostol and balloon tamponade using condom catheter to prevent postpartum hemorrhage at M. Y. H., Indore, India in vaginal delivered patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: PPH is responsible for quarter of maternal deaths occurring worldwide and its incidence is increasing in developed world. According to Confidential Enquiries into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH) report obstetric hemorrhage occurs in ...
Malhotra, Anjali, Yadav, Sumitra
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The oxytocic properties of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem. and Bidens pilosa L., traditionally used medicinal plants from western Uganda

open access: yes, 2007
The usage of medicinal plants in childbirth in Uganda is a long standing tradition. Over 80% of Ugandan women have childbirth at home and herbal remedies are administered to complete the process of childbirth.
Kamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud   +3 more
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