Emmanuel Ikechukwu Okaforcha, George Uchenna Eleje, Joseph Ifeanyichukwu Ikechebelu, Chukwuemeka Okwudili Ezeama, Emeka Philip Igbodike, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu, Boniface Chukwuneme Okpala, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, Osita Samuel Umeononihu, Chukwudi Anthony Ogabido, Daniel Nnaemeka Onwusulu, Charlotte Blanche Oguejiofor, Chidinma Charity Okafor, Chinedu Lawrence Olisa, David Chibuike Ikwuka, Ifeanyichukwu Jude Ofor, Chigozie Geoffrey Okafor
OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous and intramuscular oxytocin in preventing atonic primary postpartum haemorrhage in the third stage of labour. METHODS: A double-blind randomised clinical study on consenting women without risk factors for primary postpartum haemorrhage in labour at term. Two hundred and thirty-two women were randomly allotted into intravenous ( n = 115) and intramuscular ( n = 117) oxytocin groups in the active management of the third stage of labour...
2024: SAGE Open Medicine