title: The prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in the community.
abstract: João Paulo Souza discusses the implications of a study by Cynthia Stanton and colleagues for the prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage in the community, particularly in low-income countries, and outlines the remaining challenges. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: João Paulo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000633:toxicity*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin