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Intravenous vs intramuscular oxytocin: Maternal death

Population
women in the 3rd stage of labour undergoing a vaginal birth.
Intervention
Intravenous
Comparison
intramuscular oxytocin
Outcome
Maternal death

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Intravenous vs intramuscular oxytocin
Maternal death · women in the 3rd stage of labour undergoing a vaginal birth.
Intravenous versus intramuscular prophylactic oxytocin for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted4 studies · 7028 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Intravenous versus intramuscular prophylactic oxytocin for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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