Comparison of Sublingual Misoprostol and Intravenous Oxytocin in Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor

Comparison of Sublingual Misoprostol and Intravenous Oxytocin in Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor

Sublingual misoprostol is superior to oxytocin in reduction of blood loss during the third and fourth stages of labor

Sublingual misoprostol is superior to oxytocin in reduction of blood loss during the third and fourth stages of labor as The data from a pharmacokinetics study suggested that the bioavaiblitiy of misoprostol after sub-lingual administration was higher than those after oral or vaginal administration

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women with aheathy singleton pregnancy in spontaneous or induced labor at term .

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hypersensitivity/Contraindication to prostaglandins Antepartum hemorrhage Multiple pregnancy Cardiac disease Malpresentation Rhesus- negative mother hypersensitive disorders Severe anaemia(hemoglobin<7g/dl)