Postpartum bleeding is reduced with sublingual powdered misoprostol when compared with oxytocin injection, but a new formulation of misoprostol is unlikely to revolutionise postpartum haemorrhage care

Evid Based Med. 2013 Aug;18(4):143-4. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-100966. Epub 2012 Nov 2.

Authors

Beverly Winikoff¹, Jill Durocher

Affiliation

¹ Gynuity Health Projects, New York, New York 10010, USA. bwinikoff@gynuity.org

PMID: 23125238
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-100966

No abstract available

Keywords: Obstetrics.

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MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Misoprostol / administration & dosage*
Oxytocics / administration & dosage*
Oxytocin / administration & dosage*
Postpartum Hemorrhage / prevention & control*
Pregnancy

Substances

Oxytocics
Misoprostol
Oxytocin