Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Very low
In settings where women give birth outside of a health facility and in the absence of skilled health personnel, a strategy of antenatal distribution of misoprostol to pregnant women for self-administration is recommended for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage, only with targeted monitoring and evaluation