Oxytocin administration during labor does not affect maternal serum oxytocin levels, early postpartum breastfeeding attitude and maternal attachment.

ABSTRACT: The goal was to investigate the effects of synthetic oxytocin administration during labor on maternal and neonatal serum oxytocin levels, early breastfeeding attitudes, and postpartum maternal attachment immediately after birth. This prospective case-control study was carried out in the delivery unit of a tertiary hospital. The pregnant women who were at term and had an uncomplicated low-risk single pregnancy were enrolled in this study. The cases that required receiving i.v. synthetic oxytocin during labor constituted the study group, who didn't receive synthetic oxytocin were included in the control group. From the cases who gave birth vaginally and met criteria, maternal venous and umbilical cord blood samples were taken immediately after delivery. Serum oxytocin test analysis was perfo

SUBMITTER: Ozdemir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12680139 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature