Survey of the management of third stage of labour in The Netherlands.
The standard practice during the third stage of labour of Dutch midwives and obstetricians was elucidated by a questionnaire mailed to all Dutch midwives and obstetricians. Prophylactic oxytocics in the third stage are used as a routine by 55% of the obstetricians and only 10% of the midwives. Oxytocin is the drug of first choice.


CONCLUSIONS
Routine use of prophylactic oxytocics in the third stage is not the standard practice in the Netherlands. Obstetricians are much more likely to use prophylaxis than midwives.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
van Roosmalen
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van Dongen
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007749:Labor Stage, Third; D008880:Midwifery; D009426:Netherlands; D009774:Obstetrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires