Basic emergency obstetric care (EmOC).Basic EmOC includes the following functions: * Parenteral parenteral /pa·ren·ter·al/ (pah-ren´ter-al) not through the alimentary canal, but rather by injection through some other route, as subcutaneous, intramuscular, etc. par·en·ter·al adj. 1. (intravenous or intramuscular intramuscular /in·tra·mus·cu·lar/ (-mus´ku-ler) within the muscular substance. in·tra·mus·cu·lar adj. Abbr. IM Within a muscle. ) antibiotics * Parenteral oxytocics (drugs that induce uterine contractions to stop bleeding) * Parenteral sedatives or anticonvulsant drugs Anticonvulsant Drugs Definition Anticonvulsant drugs are medicines used to prevent or treat convulsions (seizures). Purpose Anticonvulsant drugs are used to control seizures in people with epilepsy. * Manual removal of the placenta (to stop haemorrhage) * Removal of retained products (to prevent bleeding and infection) * Assisted vaginal delivery with forceps or vacuum extractor (to alleviate prolonged labour) UNFPA UNFPA United Nations Population Fund (formerly United Nations Fund for Population Activities) UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities (now United Nations Population Fund) : http://www.unfpa.org/mothers/terms.htm |
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