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Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Gallos ID
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12002006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Uterotonic agents for preventing postpartum haemorrhage: a network meta-analysis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20250416
<h4>Rationale</h4>Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Prophylactic uterotonic agents can prevent PPH. The current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation for preventing PPH is 10 IU (international units) of intramuscular or intravenous oxytocin. Several uterotonics prevent PPH, but there remains uncertainty about the most effective agent with the fewest side effects. This is an update of a review first published in April 2018, and incorporate ...[more]