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Efficacy of Carbetocin versus Oxytocin for the Prevention of Primary Post Partum Haemorrhage after Caesarean Section in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh.

Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ

Hussain CF, Akter SN, Amin SE, Chowdhury UK, Choudhury MF, Zahan F.
PMID: 34999683
Mymensingh Med J. 2022 Jan;31(1):72-79.

Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage has been a major issue for its life threatening impact on maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Conventional continuous infusion of oxytocin has been employed for this condition. Apparently, in place of conventional oxytocics, application of...

'Women and babies are dying but not of Ebola': the effect of the Ebola virus epidemic on the availability, uptake and outcomes of maternal and newborn health services in Sierra Leone.

BMJ global health

Jones SA, Gopalakrishnan S, Ameh CA, White S, van den Broek NR.
PMID: 28588954
BMJ Glob Health. 2016 Oct 07;1(3):e000065. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000065. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the impact of the Ebola virus epidemic on the availability, uptake and outcome of routine maternity services in Sierra Leone.METHODS: The number of antenatal and postnatal visits, institutional births, availability of emergency obstetric care...

Rupture of the gravid uterus in a tertiary health facility in the Niger delta region of Nigeria: A 5-year review.

Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association

Nyengidiki TK, Allagoa DO.
PMID: 22529504
Niger Med J. 2011 Oct;52(4):230-4. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.93794.

BACKGROUND: Ruptured uterus is a major life-threatening condition encountered mostly in developing countries and is an index of failure of obstetric care at a point in time in a woman's reproductive career. With worsening economic condition, increasing caesarean section...

Placenta percreta causing spontaneous uterine rupture and intrauterine fetal death in an unscared uterus: A case report.

International journal of surgery case reports

Enebe JT, Ofor IJ, Okafor II.
PMID: 31689631
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019;65:65-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.039. Epub 2019 Nov 01.

INTRODUCTION: Placenta percreta is a rare; a life-threatening disorder of placentation and one of the components of the placenta accreta spectrum. It can lead to uterine rupture, an obstetric catastrophe that can be associated with increased maternal and fetal...

Misoprostol for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN72263357].

BMC pregnancy and childbirth

Hofmeyr GJ, Ferreira S, Nikodem VC, Mangesi L, Singata M, Jafta Z, Maholwana B, Mlokoti Z, Walraven G, Gülmezoglu AM.
PMID: 15298718
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2004 Aug 06;4(1):16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-4-16.

BACKGROUND: Postpartum haemorrhage remains an important cause of maternal death despite treatment with conventional therapy. Uncontrolled studies and one randomised comparison with conventional oxytocics have reported dramatic effects with high-dose misoprostol, usually given rectally, for treatment of postpartum haemorrhage,...

Measuring access to emergency obstetric care in rural Zambia.

International journal of emergency medicine

Levine AC, Marsh RH, Nelson SW, Tyer-Viola L, Burke TF.
PMID: 19384661
Int J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun;1(2):113-9. doi: 10.1007/s12245-008-0032-4. Epub 2008 May 31.

BACKGROUND: Global health experts identify emergency obstetric care (EmOC) as the most important intervention to improve maternal survival in low- and middle-income countries. In Zambia, 1 in 27 women will die of maternal causes, yet the level of availability...

An introduction to maternal mortality.

Reviews in obstetrics & gynecology

Nour NM.
PMID: 18769668
Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2008;1(2):77-81.

Approximately 529,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes annually and almost all (99%) of these maternal deaths occur in developing nations. One of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals is to reduce the maternal mortality rate by 75% by 2015....

Role of Misoprostol 600 mcg Oral in Active Management of Third Stage of Labor: A Comparative Study with Oxytocin 10 IU i.m.

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India

Mukta M, Sahay PB.
PMID: 24431668
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2013 Oct;63(5):325-7. doi: 10.1007/s13224-012-0330-x. Epub 2013 May 03.

OBJECTIVES: To compare oral misopostol 600 mcg with 10 IU units oxytocin i.m. in the active management of the third stage of labor.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 200 pregnant women of 34-42 weeks of gestation delivering vaginally in...

Carboprost Versus Oxytocin for Active Management of Third Stage of Labor: A Prospective Randomized Control Study.

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India

Sunil Kumar KS, Shyam S, Batakurki P.
PMID: 27651609
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2016 Oct;66:229-34. doi: 10.1007/s13224-016-0842-x. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Postpartum hemorrhage is the single largest and leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality not only in developing countries but also in developed countries. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the scope of using...

Reported Pain During Labour - A Qualitative Study of Influencing Factors among Parturient During Confinement in Private or Government Hospital.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Parthasarathy S, Ravishankar M, Hemanthkumar VR.
PMID: 27134972
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Mar;10(3):UC01-3. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16754.7343. Epub 2016 Mar 01.

INTRODUCTION: Labour pain is distressing and it produces undue side effects both to the mother and the baby. The incidence is high in developing countries like India where the awareness about labour analgesia is still lacking.AIM: It is to...

A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Misoprostol, Oxytocin, Methyl-ergometrine and Ergometrine-Oxytocin in Reducing Blood Loss in Active Management of 3rd Stage of Labor.

Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India

Gohil JT, Tripathi B.
PMID: 22851822
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2011 Aug;61(4):408-12. doi: 10.1007/s13224-011-0060-5. Epub 2011 Sep 23.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy of misoprostol 400 μg per rectally, injection oxytocin 10 IU intramuscular, injection methylergometrine 0.2 mg intravenously and injection (0.5 mg ergometrine + 5 IU oxytocin) intramuscular on reducing...

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