Year: 2012
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Uterine massage may significantly reduce post partum blood loss and could be patient-driven. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of an alarm reminder system for self uterine massage in the prevention of post partum blood loss. DESIGN: A random controlled trial. SETTING: Meru District Hospital, Kenya. SUBJECTS: One hundred and twenty seven (127) women were randomly assigned to a 15 minute alarm reminder system (71) and non-alarm (56) control arm during the fourth stage of labour. RESULTS: Uterine massage compliance was better in the alarm group compared to the non-alarm group (Average massage of seven and two in two hours respectively P-value <0.0001), however the difference in blood loss was not significant 45.6 ml (95% CI 43-46) vs 47.1 ml (95% CI 43-52)ml p-value 0.892. CONCLUSION: Uterine massage compliance is remarkably increased by the use of an alarm reminder.
Source: PubMed
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3112963590