Pregnancy and Childbirth POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Dr I.A Ugwu
Dr O.O Enabor
Anayochukwu-Ugwu N.N
Dr A.B Adeyemi
Prof O.O Olayemi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women at term with singleton pregnancy in active phase labour, or women undergoing induction of labour and with anticipated spontaneous vaginal delivery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: contraindications for use of misoprostol such as asthma paturients undergoing caesarean section presence of coagulation disorders pre-eclampsia and other hypertensive diseases in pregnancy anaemia conditions requiring prophylactic oxytocin infusion after delivery such as grandmultiparity, multiple pregnancy, polyhydramnios and coexisiting uterine fibroids previous history of postpartum haemorrhage history of anteparturm haemorrhage Refusal or withdrawal of consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| amount of postpartum blood loss;presence of notable side effects of misoprostol;occurence of postpartum haemorrhage | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in packed cell volume;need for blood transfusion | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactTimothy Oluwasola
Lecturer / Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Outcome results
None listed