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Role of oxytocin in prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries treated by emergency medical services.

Emma KlemettiläLeena RahkonenMika NuutilaMitja LääperiHeini Harve-Rytsälä
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2020)
Out-of-hospital oxytocin was not associated with diminished postpartum hemorrhage in this study setting. Oxytocin does not seem to be an essential drug for all ambulance units. The in-hospital use of oxytocin was not evaluated and thus is not disputed by this study.
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