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Control of blood loss at caesarean section

open access: yes, 2011
THESIS 9547Caesarean section is one of the most commonly performed major operations in women throughout the world. Operative morbidity includes haemorrhage, anaemia, blood transfusion and in severe cases, maternal death. The value of routine oxytocics in
Sheehan, Sharon Rachel
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Role of oral misoprostol 600 mcg in active management of third stage of labour: a comparative study with carboprost 125 mcg, intramuscular [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Objectives: To compare misoprostol 600 mcg, oral with carboprost 125 mcg, i.m., in the active management of third stage of labour.Methods: A total of 200 pregnant women of 38-42 weeks of gestation delivering vaginally in the Shivamogga ...
Ramappa, Rekha   +2 more
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Women's perceptions of pain and discomfort after childbirth in Angola

open access: yes, 2006
Prophylactic treatment against postpartum haemorrhage is a widely investigated area and injection of Oxytocics has been considered as the best choice. The occurrence of postpartum pain and discomfort was studied in a population of birthing women in an
Jangsten, Elisabeth   +5 more
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Prophylactic use of oxytocin in the third stage of labour. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
BACKGROUND: Many maternal deaths across the world result from complications of the third stage of labour (when the placenta is delivered). OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of oxytocin given prophylactically in the third stage of labour on maternal and ...
Amen Ness   +7 more
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OXYTOCIC POLYPEPTIDES IN HUMAN URINE [PDF]

open access: yesBritish 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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A pilot-randomized comparison of sublingual misoprostol with syntometrine on the blood loss in third stage of labor

open access: yes, 2004
Background. To compare sublingual misoprostol with intravenous syntometrine use during third stage of labor by measuring the blood loss. Methods.
Ho, PC, Lam, H, Tang, OS, Lee, CP
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RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE POST PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE IN MULAGO HOSPITAL, KAMPALA, UGANDA

open access: yes, 2011
Objective: To determine the risk factors for severe postpartum haemorrhage.Design: A case control study.Setting: Mulago hospital labour wards, Kampala, Uganda.Subjects: One hundred and six mothers with severe postpartum haemorrhage were recruited between
ONONGE, S.   +4 more
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Ruptured Uterus at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, Nigeria: A 2 Year Review

open access: yes, 2022
Background: Rupture of the gravid uterus represents one of the major obstetric emergencies that significantly affect both mother and fetus. It  contributes significantly to the high maternal and perinatal morbidities and mortalities in Sub- Saharan ...
Palmer, Henry O.   +4 more
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Women\u27s perceptions of pain and discomfort after childbirth in Angola.

open access: yes, 2005
Prophylactic treatment against postpartum haemorrhage is a widely investigated area and injection of Oxytocics has been considered as the best choice. The occurrence of postpartum pain and discomfort was studied in a population of birthing women in an ...
Jangsten, Elisabeth   +5 more
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A randomised controlled trial of oral misoprostol vs injection methylergometrine for prevention of post partum hemorrhage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: To compare the efficacy of 600mcg of oral misoprostol with 0.2mg of injection methylergometrine for the prevention of post partum hemorrhage.Methods: 200 apparently normal pregnant women were randomized to receive either 600mcg of oral ...
Patil, Neelamma B., Patted, Shobhana S.
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