The Routine Use of Prophylactic Oxytocin in the Third Stage of Labor to Reduce Maternal Blood Loss

Objective. To demonstrate whether or not the routine use of prophylactic oxytocin (RUPO) reduces the blood loss and incidence of postpartum hemorrhaging (PPH). Methods. We used a prospective cohort and a historical control in a tertiary perinatal care center in Japan. In the prospective cohort, we i...

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Main Authors: Akiko Kuzume, So Sugimi, Sachie Suga, Hiroshi Yamashita, Ichiro Yasuhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3274901
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