We had ours recalled.  Used 2x 5IU synto instead.

Jo

Robbie Moon wrote:
> bodgy synto? Hmm that's interesting. The hospital where i work has
> had an appalling number of pph's recently also. We were counting
> about 2 a week in the vicinity of 2-3 litres. I've never seen
> anything like it. 
> If what you say is true, then it can surely only be the active
> management that precipitates it.
> 
> how did you find out it was bodgy?
> 
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
>> Ross W Timbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>> Denise
>> 
>> Yes. At the hospital where I work all the women are public - no
>> private at all.  Nearly all women go through midwives' clinic & see
>> the same midwife throughout the pregnancy.  Third stage is discussed
>> with all of them, and they are given a pamphlet that lists the pros &
>> cons of active & physiological.
>> A lot of women opt for physiologic - but the majority probably still
>> choose active management.
>> As an interesting aside, we went through a patch a while back where
>> we had an unusually large number of PPHs.  Just found out recently
>> that we had a bodgy batch of syntocinon.    Perhaps it was the CCT
>> that was used with the ineffective synto that caused these PPHs.
>> Another point in favour of physiologic 3rd stage!
>> 
>> Jacky

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