Association between total oxytocin dose and maternal and neonatal morbidity during labour induction: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxytocin is one of the most widely used treatments in obstetrics. French guidelines favour low-dose protocols to avoid excessive uterine activity. Therefore, there is no recommendation for the maximum total dose to be administered. Several investigations exist about oxytocin dosage during spontaneous labour and induction. They have rarely reported total doses or analysed their association with maternal and neonatal factors.

Methods

We assessed the association between cumulative doses of oxytocin and maternal complications such as post-partum haemorrhage and emergency cesarean in the context of labour induction. We conducted an observational, retrospective, monocentric study in a tertiary care centre. We recruited single pregnancies with induction of labour and oxy

SUBMITTER: Payrastre C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355890 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature