title: Estimates of post-partum bleeding.
abstract: Post-partum bleeding was estimated during the first 72 hours in 106 women with normal delivery at term, all had live child with a body weight between 2.5 and 3.5 Kg. Three groups of women were studied: Group 1 comprised 41 volunteers with normal deliveries to whom no medication had been administered; Group 2 comprised 39 volunteers receiving 20 IU of oxytocin in 250 ml of a 5% glucose solution, immediately after delivery; and in Group 3, 26 volunteers received 0.2 mg of ergonovine maleate, orally three times daily for three days. The average post-partum blood loss in Group 1 during the first 72 hours after delivery was 151.5 +/- 12.5 ml; for Group 2, 155.9 +/- 13.9 ml; and for Group 3, 135.5 +/- 15.9 ml. There were no significant differences among the groups and, most of the blood loss occurred during the first 24 hours after delivery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D004874:Ergonovine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin; D004874:Ergonovine