Community-Based Availability of Misoprostol: Is it safe?

Abstract: 

African Journal of Reproductive Health2009

This paper evaluates the safety and acceptability of long-term community-based use of misoprostol for management of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in home-births, by comparing deliveries with and without misoprostol use in communities of Kigoma, Tanzania.

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Author: 
Ndola Prata
Godfrey Mbaruku
Amy A. Grossman
Martine Holston
Kristina Hsieh
Publication date: 
June 3, 2009
Publication type: 
Journal Article