Summary:
Objective : A randomised controlled trial was performed in
Sir Solimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital, a tertiary
hospital in Dhaka City for one year to compare oral
misoprostol with intramascular oxytocin in the prevention
of post partum haemorrhage (PPH). Method: A total of 400
women were randomised to received either 400mg
misoprostol orally or 10 I.U oxytocin intramascularly. The
incidence of post partum haemorrhage and side effects
were examined. Result: The demographic and labour
characteristic were comparable. PPH occured in 3.80% of
women given misoprostol and in 2.63% of those given