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Table 1 Components of basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care

From: Maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality: lessons learned from historical changes in high income countries and their potential application to low-income countries

Basic*

Comprehensive

Parenteral antibiotics

All components of Basic

Parenteral oxytocic drugs

Blood transfusion

Parenteral anticonvulsants

Cesarean Section

Manual removal of the placenta

 

Removal of retained products of conception

 

Assisted vaginal delivery by forceps or vacuum

 
  1. *Neonatal resuscitation is often included in this proposed package.
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Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology

ISSN: 2054-958X

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