Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids vs no uterotonic agents
Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids may leads to lower estimated or measured blood loss of at least 500 mL visual estimation compared with no uterotonic agents (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Prophylactic use of ergot alkaloids in the third stage of labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.41 [0.22, 0.75]4 studies · 3419 participantsLow