WHO recommendation on routes of oxytocin administration for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth

Download or read book WHO recommendation on routes of oxytocin administration for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage after vaginal birth written by World Health Organization and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2019, the Executive Guideline Steering Group (GSG) for World Health Organization (WHO) maternal and perinatal health recommendations prioritized the updating of the existing WHO recommendations for intravenous (IV) versus intramuscular (IM) oxytocin for prevention of PPH after vaginal birth in response to the availability of new evidence. The recommendation in this document thus supersedes the previous WHO recommendations for the prevention of PPH as published in the 2012 guideline: WHO recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage.