active management of the placenta or third stage
From: S Osterling M.D. (sdoesterling-obgyndotnet@yahoo.com)
Wed Mar 15 20:55:13 2006
here's a link to a family practice article about active management of
the third stage of labor.
it recommends:
oxytocin IV at delivery of anterior shoulder
rapid cord clamp
traction on the cord
I am one of the few docs at my hospital that gives oxytocin after the
baby is out.
What do the rest of you think?
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20060315/1025.html
S. Osterling M.D.
California
