Oxytocin is the drug of choice for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. Its use has generally been restricted to medically trained staff in health facilities. The authors in this paper assessed the effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of PPH prevention using oxytocin injected by peripheral health care providers without midwifery skills at home births.
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001524
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