Postpartum haemorrhage

Maternal health: Postpartum bleeding may be prevented with this low-cost drug!

The trial published in the recent issue of the journal Lancet, involved a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 193 hospitals worldwide. 

Apr 30, 2017, 11:16 AM IST

Maternal deaths: New inhaled form of medication a miracle for expecting moms?

According to the researchers at Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) in Australia, the inhalable, dry-powder form of the drug oxytocin may help prevent mothers from dying in childbirth due to more bleeding than normal.

Mar 23, 2017, 09:25 AM IST