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Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Maternal transfer or referral to a health facility · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health… showed no clear difference in transfer or referral to health facility [ compared with control (no injection) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.34, 1.56]
1 study · 1586 participants
Low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Severe postpartum haemorrhage · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health… changes severe postpartum haemorrhage (> 1000 mL) [ compared with control (no injection) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.16 [0.02, 1.3]
1 study · 1569 participants
Very low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Severe maternal morbidity · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1586 participants
Very low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Maternal death · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1586 participants
Very low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Postpartum haemorrhage · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health… may leads to lower postpartum haemorrhage (PPH greater or equal to 500 mL) [ compared with control (no injection) (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.48 [0.28, 0.81]
1 study · 1574 participants
Low
Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.49 [0.27, 0.9]
1 study · 1574 participants
Low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Stillbirth · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health… showed no clear difference in stillbirths [ compared with control (no injection) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [0.67, 2.4]
1 study · 2006 participants
Low

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health officer) vs control (no injection)

Early infant death (0‐3 days) [ · pregnant women giving birth in non‐facility settings

Prophylactic oxytocin injection (delivered by community health… showed no clear difference in early infant death (0‐3 days) [ compared with control (no injection) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oxytocin for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in non‐facility birth settings 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.35, 3.07]
1 study · 1969 participants
Low