Author’s response to reviews Title: Task shifting in active management of the third stage of labor: a systematic review Authors:

Title: Task shifting in active management of the third stage of labor: a systematic review Authors: Tessa Raams ([email protected]) Joyce Browne ([email protected]) Verena Schrier ([email protected]) Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch ([email protected]) Marcus Rijken ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 21 Feb 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Utrecht, 21 February 2017 Dear Dr. Nawsheen Boodhun, We would like to thank the reviewers and editorial team for their constructive feedback to improve on our manuscript “Task shifting in active management of the third stage of labor: a systematic review”, in which we evaluated the evidence on the effect, acceptance and safety of task shifting of components of active management in third stage of labor. Kindly find our point-to-point response to each comment below highlighted in blue; the responses in italic type, any change in the manuscript is added as plain text. We updated the manuscript accordingly. We hope that you find this version suitable for publication. On behalf of the co-authors,