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BIOCHEMICAL AND HAEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING THE INDUCTION OF LABOUR AT TERM WITH OXYTOCIN, PROSTAGLANDIN E 2 AND PROSTAGLANDIN F 2 α
Author(s) -
Gowenlock A. H.,
Taylor D. S.,
Sanderson J. H.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb00622.x
Subject(s) - oxytocin , prostaglandin , medicine , endocrinology , prostaglandin e1 , prostaglandin f , prostaglandin e , stimulation
Summary A total of 75 patients had labour induced near term using intravenous oxytocin, prostaglandin E, or prostaglandin Fza. Biochemical and haematological investigations were performed to assess hepatic, renal and adrenocortical function and changes in platelet adhesiveness. In doses which were similarly effective in inducing labour, both prostaglandins were without the water‐retaining effect of oxytocin. Adrenocortical stimulation was greatest with oxytocin. No difference between these agents was observed for the other measurements made.