Tag: oxytocin

AWHONN Practice Brief Number 12: Guidelines for Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor using Oxytocin

Recommendation The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends the standardized use of oxytocin for active management of the third stage of labor to prevent postpartum hemorrhage,…

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ACOG Green Journal: Association of Oxytocin Rest During Labor Induction of Nulliparous Women With Mode of Delivery

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between temporary cessation in oxytocin infusion (oxytocin rest) and mode of delivery in women undergoing induction of labor with a protracted latent phase. METHODS:…

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