Bibliographic information
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
Year of Publication2025
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
New
Monitoring the use of uterotonics after birth for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage is recommended as a process indicator for programmatic evaluation
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Notes and Remarks
- The GDG recommended monitoring the use of prophylactic uterotonics as a key process indicator to support programme evaluation and improvement. This indicator is calculated as the number of women receiving prophylactic uterotonic drugs after birth divided by all women giving birth.
- Health programmes are encouraged to integrate this indicator into existing data collection and monitoring systems. Regular analysis can support targeted efforts to improve coverage and quality of PPH prevention.
- The GDG developed a set of key input, output and outcome indicators for monitoring the implementation of PPH interventions. Users of these guidelines are referred to Section 6.3 for the full list of indicators.