Testing a home-based model of care using misoprostol for prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: results from a randomized placebo-controlled trial conducted in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan

BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. In Afghanistan, where most births take place at home without the assistance of a skilled birth attendant, there is a need for options to manage PPH in community-based settings. Misoprostol, a uterotonic tha...

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Autores principales: Abbas, Dina F., Mirzazada, Shafiq, Durocher, Jill, Pamiri, Shahfaqir, Byrne, Meagan E., Winikoff, Beverly
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7275481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32503556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-00933-8

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