Van Coeverden de Groot H A, Howland R C, Vader C G
S Afr Med J. 1982 Sep 25;62(14):478.
A revised scheme of management of the third stage of labour was recently introduced in the Midwife Obstetric Units in Cape Town. Patients received synthetic oxytocin (Syntocinon; Sandoz) 5 IU intramuscularly with the delivery of the anterior shoulder and ergometrine maleate 0.5 mg intramuscularly after delivery of the placenta. A significant decrease in the incidence of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta was observed, warranting continuation of the new regimen.