Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management

Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management

The purpose of this study was to examine variations in endogenous oxytocin levels in pregnancy and postpartum state. We also explored the associations between delivery variables and oxytocin levels. A final sample of 272 mothers in their first trimester of pregnancy were included for the study. Bloo...

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Main Authors: Marie ePrevost, Phyllis eZelkowitz, Togas eTulandi, Barbara eHayton, Nancy eFeeley, C. Sue eCarter, Lawrence eJoseph, Hossein ePournajafi-Nazarloo, Erin eYong Ping, Haim eAbenhaim, Ian eGold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Pregnancy
epidural
Postpartum
labour
syntocinon
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00001/full

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