Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO recommendation on advance misoprostol distribution to pregnant women for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage
Year of Publication2020
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Maintained
Originally developed
In settings where women give birth outside of a health facility and in the absence of skilled health personnel, a strategy of antenatal distribution of misoprostol to pregnant women for self-administration is recommended for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage, only with targeted monitoring and evaluation
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Very low
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Guideline
WHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year2023
InstitutionWHO
Guideline
Consolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
Year2025
InstitutionWorld Health Organization