TY - JOUR AU - Raams, Tessa M. AU - Browne, Joyce L. AU - Festen-Schrier, Verena J. M. M. AU - Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin AU - Rijken, Marcus J. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/02/06 TI - Task shifting in active management of the third stage of labor: a systematic review JO - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth SP - 47 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - Active management of the third stage of labor (AMTSL) describes interventions with the common goal to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). In low- and middle-income countries, implementation of AMTSL is hampered by shortage of skilled birth attendants and a high percentage of home deliveries. Task shifting of specific AMTSL components to unskilled birth attendants or self-administration could be a strategy to increase access to potentially life-saving interventions. This study was designed to evaluate the effect, acceptance and safety of task shifting of specific aspects of AMTSL to unskilled birth attendants. SN - 1471-2393 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1677-5 DO - 10.1186/s12884-018-1677-5 ID - Raams2018 ER -