Effective substance for preventing bleeding after childbirth

by: Notimex – July 2, 2018, 11:05

Mexico, (Notimex) .- The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a clinical study in which concluded that a new drug could prevent hemorrhages suffered by women after childbirth.

The study published by the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that the WHO was conducting research with the support of Ferring pharmaceutical companies. MSD for Mothers

This new option would be particularly important in poor or developing countries.

The WHO currently recommends oxytocin hormone as a first option to prevent excessive bleeding after childbirth, since it contracts the uterus and prevents major bleeding.

However, this drug must be stored and transported at very specific temperatures and hard to reach in many countries, where it is not possible to have As a result, the new discovery of the active component The drug is called carbetocin, which is heat stable and is as effective as oxytocin.

In addition, the new formulation does not require refrigeration and may retain its effectiveness for at least three years if stored at 30 degrees Celsius, with a relative humidity of 75%.

Therefore, this option would not only prevent the main cause of maternal death, it would also be vital to save babies; According to WHO, the children of those who suffer from these mbadive bleeds are at higher risk of dying in the first month of life.

The trial involved tracking approximately 30,000 women who delivered badlly in ten countries: Argentina, Egypt, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and the United Kingdom.

Future mothers were randomly divided into two groups: one group received a single injection of stable carbetocin in the study showed that both drugs were also effective in preventing bleeding.

The Coordinator of the Department of Health and Reproductive Health Research of the WHO, Metin Gülmezoglu He said that the development of a drug to prevent postpartum bleeding to maintain its effectiveness under conditions hot and humid is very good news for millions of women giving birth. in places around the world where there is no access to reliable refrigeration.