There is always a debate for choosing the best method for management of the third stage of labour (TSL) in the general practice for reducing the duration of TSL. Although intravenous oxytocin is more extensively used in general practice for managing TSL than intraumbilical, it still needs to be properly investigated among local populations and in local settings.
The findings of this study could identify the better route of oxytocin injection that could guide clinicians and health providers to opt for the better route in their routine practice for the management of TSL in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality of the patients, especially for developing countries like Pakistan, where most of the deliveries are conducted at peripheral or rural centers by a nurse, midwife, or a trained dai.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
Patients were given 10 U of intraumbilical oxytocin, diluted in 10 mL of normal saline.
Patients received 20 U of intravenous oxytocin diluted in 500 mL of normal saline.
Sadiq Abbasi Hospital
Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Duration of the third stage labour
The duration of the third stage labour was measured from the completed delivery of the newborn until the completed delivery of the placenta.
Time frame: 30 minutes
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