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The Timing and Dosage of Oxytocin in the Induction of Labour
Author(s) -
Webb M. J.,
Fogarty A. J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1972.tb00728.x
Subject(s) - oxytocin , regimen , medicine , duration (music) , induction of labor , pregnancy , anesthesia , obstetrics , surgery , physics , biology , genetics , acoustics
Summary: A comparison is made between a series of 104 consecutive patients induced by amniotomy and an oxytocin infusion 3 hours later if the patient was not in established labour, and a series of 104 patients where a 24‐hour delay was allowed before the infusion was started. The benefits of the former regimen were a significantly shorter induction‐delivery interval and duration of labour without an increase in fetal or maternal morbidity; there were consequent advantages to both the mother and the medical staff.