Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids vs no uterotonic agents
Pain after birth requiring analgesia (not prespecified) · women in the third stage of labour
Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids probably leads to higher pain after birth requiring analgesia (not prespecified) compared with no uterotonic agents (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Prophylactic use of ergot alkaloids in the third stage of labour 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.53 [1.34, 4.78]1 study · 1429 participantsModerate