Ergometrine or oxytocin? Blood loss and side-effects at spontaneous vertex delivery.
Blood loss and the frequency of vomiting were assessed at 88 spontaneous vertex deliveries. An i.v. injection of oxytocin 10 u was as effective as ergometrine 0.5 mg in controlling bleeding from the uterus after delivery. The continuous infusion of a dilute solution of oxytocin in the first stage of labour was not followed by an increased blood loss at delivery. Oxytocin infusions were maintained for 1 h after delivery. Vomiting or retching occurred in 13% of the mothers who received i.v. ergometrine. None of the women who received oxytocin suffered emetic sequelae.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004874:Ergonovine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
D010121:Oxytocin; D004874:Ergonovine