NCT01710566.

Methods	RCT.
Participants	Pregnant women planning vaginal birth with a trained study provider at a PHC who are eligible to participate in research according to national guidelines and able to provide informed consent.
Interventions	Misoprostol 600 mcg oral misoprostol administered after birth of baby and before placenta is expelled versus oxytocin 10 IU oxytocin in Uniject administered after birth of baby and before placenta is expelled.
Outcomes	Mean change in pre‐ and post‐birth haemoglobin.
Notes	The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently in ClinicalTrials.gov.