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labour: third stage management: evidence table


Labour: Third Stage Management: Evidence Table

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Source
Level (1-1V)
1. Prendiville WJ, Elbourne D, McDonald S
Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2000, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD000007. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000007
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2. International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO).
Joint Statement: Management of the third stage of labour to prevent post-partum haemorrhage.
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO). 2004.

3. McDonald S, Abbott JM, Higgins SP.
Prophylactic ergometrine-oxytocin versus oxytocin for the third stage of labour.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD000201. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000201.pub2.
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4. Herman A, Zimerman Z, Arieli S, Tovbin Y, Bezer M, Bukovsky I, Panski M.
Down-up sequential separation of the placenta.
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.2002 19: 278-281.
5. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
CG55. Intrapartum Care: care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Sept 2007. Updated June 2008.
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG55

Published: 24 September 2010


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