Effect of Misoprostol in Reducing Post Partum Hemorrhage After Labor Induction by Oxytocin

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-12-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The use of Oxytocin for labor induction may cause receptor exhaustion and thus making its use in the third stage of labor ineffective in reducing post partum blood loss as compared to other uterotonics.So, we studied the effect of other uterotonic which is misoprostol in reducing post partum hemorrhage.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Makassed General Hospital
• Treatments: Misoprostol; Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• women with single viable pregnancy,

• cephalic presentation,

• at full term

• whom labor was induced by Oxytocin were eligible

Exclusion Criteria:

• delivery by cesarean section

• received other prophylactic uterotonics