J Reprod Med
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Manual removal of the placenta and postcesarean endometritis.
To determine if manual vs. spontaneous delivery of the placenta at cesarean section affects the rate of postoperative endometritis and amount of blood loss. ⋯ We found no significant difference in either postoperative endometritis or blood loss regardless of the means used to effect delivery of the placenta. The frequency of febrile morbidity in our study cases was considerably lower than heretofore reported.