Improvement in the active management of the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Improvement in the active management of the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Tanzania has a maternal mortality ratio of 556 per 100,000 live births, representing 21% of all deaths of women of reproductive age. Hemorrhage, mostly postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), is estimated to cause at least 25% of maternal deaths in Tanzania. In 2008, the Ministry of Health,...

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Main Authors: Dunstan R. Bishanga, John Charles, Gaudiosa Tibaijuka, Rita Mutayoba, Mary Drake, Young-Mi Kim, Marya Plotkin, Neema Rusibamayila, Barbara Rawlins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Postpartum hemorrhage
Quality of care
Active management of the third stage of labor
AMTSL
Uterotonic
Obstetric complications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1873-3

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