Intravenous vs intramuscular oxytocin
Frequency of PPH ≥ 500 mL · women in the 3rd stage of labour undergoing a vaginal birth.
Intravenous leads to lower PPH ≥ 500 mL 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 0.78 [0.66, 0.92]6 studies · 7731 participantsHigh