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Administration of misoprostol by trained traditional birth attendants to prevent postpartum haemorrhage in homebirths in Pakistan: a randomised placebo‐controlled trial
Author(s) -
Mobeen N,
Durocher J,
Zuberi NF,
Jahan N,
Blum J,
Wasim S,
Walraven G,
Hatcher J
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02807.x
Subject(s) - misoprostol , medicine , placebo , obstetrics , chills , shivering , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , pregnancy , population , abortion , anesthesia , surgery , confidence interval , genetics , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , biology
to determine if misoprostol is safe and efficacious in preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) when administered by trained traditional birth attendants (TBA) at home deliveries.