Improvement in the active management of the third stage of labor for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Dunstan R. Bishanga (Author), John Charles (Author), Gaudiosa Tibaijuka (Author), Rita Mutayoba (Author), Mary Drake (Author), Young-Mi Kim (Author), Marya Plotkin (Author), Neema Rusibamayila (Author), Barbara Rawlins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tanzania has a maternal mortality ratio of 556 per 100,000 live births, representing 21% of all deaths of women of reproductive age. Hemorrhage, mostly postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), is estimated to cause at least 25% of maternal deaths in Tanzania. In 2008, the Ministry of Health,...