Intravenous versus intramuscular oxytocin injection for preventing uterine atonic primary postpartum haemorrhage in third stage of labour: A double-blind randomised controlled trial.
Emmanuel Ikechukwu OkaforchaGeorge Uchenna ElejeJoseph Ifeanyichukwu IkechebeluChukwuemeka Okwudili EzeamaEmeka Philip IgbodikeEmmanuel Onyebuchi UgwuBoniface Chukwuneme OkpalaIkechukwu Innocent MbachuOsita Samuel UmeononihuChukwudi Anthony OgabidoDaniel Nnaemeka OnwusuluCharlotte Blanche OguejioforChidinma Charity OkaforChinedu Lawrence OlisaDavid Chibuike IkwukaIfeanyichukwu Jude OforChigozie Geoffrey OkaforPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
Although oxytocin in both study groups showed similar efficacy in terms of preventing atonic primary postpartum haemorrhage, participants who received intravenous oxytocin were more likely to require additional uterotonics to reduce their likelihood of having an atonic primary postpartum haemorrhage. However, both routes have similar side effect profiles.