Question · asked by 1 review

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection): Maternal death

Population
pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings
Intervention
Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer)
Comparison
control (no injection)
Outcome
Maternal death

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)
Maternal deaths · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings
Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 1586 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings
2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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