The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
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J. Obstet. Gynaecol. Res. · Dec 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialOral misoprostol for the prevention of primary post-partum hemorrhage during third stage of labor.
To assess the effectiveness of oral misoprostol compared with methylergometrine in the prevention of primary post-partum hemorrhage during the third stage of labor. ⋯ Orally administered misoprostol was more effective in reducing blood loss during the third stage of labor than intramuscular methylergometrine. However, there were more subjects in the misoprostol group in whom duration of the third stage of labor was greater than 15 min and who also had manual placental removal than in the methylergometrine group.