BACKGROUND: Compare the efficacy and side effects of misoprostol and methylergometrine for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in active management of third stage of labour. METHODS AND METHODS: A prospective study was carried out at SSG Hospital Vadodara from January 2011 to May 2012. 200 women with singleton uncomplicated pregnancies between 37-42 weeks were enrolled for the study. Immed...

As to the change undergone by the pubic segment during labour, Dr Berry Hart, on the one hand, says in one1 of his latest papers that " the pubic segment is drawn up in part into the abdomen during labour," and that though this occurs most markedly in the second stage it takes place also during the first stage; and he attributes this drawing-up to the upward tension of uterine retraction. On th...

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the most important causes of maternal mortality in developing countries. A consensus was reached on active management of the third stage of labour for all parturients especially for those for whom the access to hospital services is difficult or time-consuming. Oral (methyl)ergometrine was considered to be a possible alternative prophylactic oxytocic, that ...

Labour productivity affects food security, but quantifying this relationship has been scarce with respect to empirical literature. The Central Madagascar dataset explores the influence of labour productivity and related variables on the food security status of cassava farmers. Drawing on both theory and empirical evidence, this paper argues that fundamental effects of links between labour produ...