Active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL) using oxytocin substantially reduces postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a leading cause of maternal mortality. An economic analysis of the use of ...

Cotonou — Training of midwives in the active management of the third stage of labour targets one of the most common causes of maternal deaths: bleeding after delivery. "In Benin, the maternal ...

Postpartum haemorrhage is a major cause of maternal morbidity, and one of the top three causes of maternal mortality in both high and low per capita income countries, although the absolute risk of ...

Gaps in the management of the third stage of labour, the period between the delivery of the baby and the delivery of the placenta, are raising the risk of maternal mortality in Tamil Nadu, according ...