Preoperative versus postoperative misoprostol use for prevention of blood loss during caesarean section in pregnant women at term: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.
Leonard Ogbonna AjahMonique Iheoma AjahHyginus Uzo EzegwuiTheophilus Ogochukwu NwankwoChukwuemeka Anthony IyokeWilson Ndukwe NwigbojiPublished in: The Journal of international medical research (2023)
Preoperative sublingual misoprostol was associated with the most favourable haematological indices. Although preoperative sublingual and rectal misoprostol use caused more maternal side effects, these routes were associated with better haematological indices and maternal outcomes than postoperative sublingual and rectal misoprostol use.