A prolonged latent phase: An early career in oxytocin during birth.

ABSTRACT: •The author, a nurse-midwife scientist, shares her path to the study of the causes and consequences of clinical oxytocin use.•This paper highlights mentors and key research that informed new thinking about the role of oxytocin during parturition.•Future directions for improving maternal care during childbirth are presented, including genetic and epigenetic perspectives.

SUBMITTER: Erickson EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10316000 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature