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How effective are the components of active management of the third stage of labor?

BACKGROUND: Active management of the third stage of labor is recommended for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage and commonly entails prophylactic administration of a uterotonic agent, controlled cord traction, and uterine massage. While oxytocin is the first-choice uterotonic, it is not known...

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Autores principales: Sheldon, Wendy R, Durocher, Jill, Winikoff, Beverly, Blum, Jennifer, Trussell, James
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3607929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23433172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-46