Intravenous vs intramuscular oxytocin
Blood transfusion · women in the 3rd stage of labour undergoing a vaginal birth.
Intravenous leads to lower blood transfusion compared with intramuscular oxytocin (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Intravenous versus intramuscular prophylactic oxytocin for reducing blood loss in the third stage of labour 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.44 [0.26, 0.77]4 studies · 6684 participantsHigh