Prendiville WJ, Elbourne D, McDonald S.
Active versus expectant management in the third stage of labour (Cochrane Review)
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract

Active management results in less blood loss, postpartum haemorrhage and prolonged third stage than expectant management.

McDonald S, Prendiville WJ, Elbourne D.
Prophylactic syntometrine versus oxytocin for delivery of the placenta (Cochrane Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract.

Syntometrine use resulted in less blood loss when the total loss was less than 1000ml. However there were more frequent episodes of vomiting and hypertension.

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