Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations: optimizing health worker roles to improve access to key maternal and newborn health interventions through task shifting
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommendation in research context
Only in research contexts
LAY HEALTH WORKERS administer misoprostol to treat postpartum haemorrhage before referral. We suggest considering this option only in the context of rigorous research.