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- Title
Effect of Different Doses of Intraumbilical Oxytocin on Third Stage of Labor.
- Authors
Sawai, Devyani; Sharma, Susheel Kumar; Jain, Geeta
- Abstract
Objectives: A prospective randomized study was conducted from May 2012 to April 2014 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Sushila Tiwari, Memorial Government Hospital and Government Medical College, Haldwani. Its aim was to study and compare the effects of different doses of intraumbilical oxytocin on 3rd stage of labor with respect to duration and amount of blood loss. Materials and methods: The study comprised 200 antenatal cases and included patients with singleton pregnancies at term and spontaneous onset of labor while excluding those with medical disorders of pregnancy, antepartum hemorrhage (APH), multiple pregnancy, polyhydramnios, chorioamnionitis, severe anemia, Rh negative pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), prior cesarean delivery, and forceps or ventouse application during delivery. History and examination was taken in each patient before delivery and hemoglobin and hematocrit were noted before and after delivery. Progress of labor was monitored and each patient was randomized into one of the four groups according to the dose of oxytocin to be given. Results: Increasing doses of oxytocin resulted in decrease in duration of 3rd stage of labor and amount of blood loss. Conclusion: Third stage of labor and amount of blood loss significantly reduced by increasing the dose of oxytocin to 30 IU.
- Subjects
OXYTOCIN; LABOR (Obstetrics); HYPERTENSION in pregnancy; POLYHYDRAMNIOS; MULTIPLE pregnancy; DRUG dosage
- Publication
Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016, Vol 8, Issue 4, p286
- ISSN
0974-8938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1435