Third stage > 30 minutes · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin probably leads to higher third stage > 30 minutes compared with ergot alkaloids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby and discharge from the labour ward · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby… compared with ergot alkaloids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin + ergometrine may leads to lower blood loss 500 mL or more after delivery compared with ergot alkaloids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for additional uterotonics · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Blood transfusion · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Need for additional uterotonics · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin probably leads to lower need for additional uterotonics compared with no uterotonics or placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Third stage > 30 minutes · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby and discharge from the labour ward · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin may leads to lower blood loss 1000 mL or more after delivery compared with no uterotonics or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in blood transfusion compared with no uterotonics or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Third stage > 30 minutes · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in third stage greater than 30 minutes compared with no uterotonics or placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby and discharge from the labour ward · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes blood loss 500 mL or more after delivery compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for additional uterotonics · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes need for additional uterotonics compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean blood loss (mL) visual estimation · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the third stage of labour
Intravenous/intramuscular ergot alkaloids may leads to lower estimated or measured blood loss of at least 1000 mL visual estimation compared with no uterotonic agents (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · women in the third stage of labour
1 finding from 1 review