Purpose: To determine the effect of oral syrup of Plantago on postpartum hemorrhage
Design:Random sampling using random allocation software, double-blind, placebo-controlled
Methods:
A)
The study population:The study population includes all women that will give birth in Ganjavian maternity clinic of Dezful, in 2017.
The sample:The study sample consists of all eligible women that will give birth in Ganjavian maternity clinic of Dezful, in 2017.
Inclusion criteria:Age of 20 to 35 years old, less than 3 pregnancies, gestational age between 37 to 42 weeks, singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation and a fetal weigh between 2,500 to 4,000 grams, no pregnancy complications, no history of cesarean section or surgery on the uterus or postpartum hemorrhage, no systemic diseases, no magnesium sulfate consumption during pregnancy, clarity of the amniotic fluid during the first stage of labor, lack of wide episiotomy (rupture of grade 3 and 4) during the second stage of labor, normal duration of the first, second and third stages of labor, no severe postpartum hemorrhage, no severe hemorrhage during labor.
Exclusion criteria:Hemorrhage during labor, unwillingness to continue to participate in the study, allergy to Plantago major, caesarean section.
Sample size:94 people
B)
Intervention:Consumption of oral syrup of Plantago major and placebo.
C)
The primary outcome or studied outcomes:
The effect on the volume of postpartum hemorrhage in the intervention group