Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings: current perspectives
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Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings: current perspectives
BACKGROUND Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death in low-income countries and is the primary cause of approximately one-quarter of global maternal deaths. The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of PPH prevention interventions, with a particular focus on misoprostol, and the challenges and opportunities that preventing PPH in low-resource settings presents. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Women's Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1179-1411
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s51661