Intravenous vs intramuscular oxytocin
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the 3rd stage of labour undergoing a vaginal birth.
Intravenous showed no clear difference in severe PPH ≥ 1000 mL compared with intramuscular oxytocin (moderate 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 0.65 [0.39, 1.08]4 studies · 6681 participantsModerate