Oxytocin levels in low-risk primiparas following breast stimulation for spontaneous onset of labor: a quasi-experimental study

Oxytocin levels in low-risk primiparas following breast stimulation for spontaneous onset of labor: a quasi-experimental study

Abstract Background Breast stimulation is performed to self-induce labor. However, there are apparently no reports on hormonal evaluation during stimulation for consecutive days in relation to induction effect. We evaluated the salivary oxytocin level following 3 consecutive days of own breast stimu...

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Main Authors: Kaori Takahata, Shigeko Horiuchi, Yuriko Tadokoro, Erika Sawano, Kazuyuki Shinohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Breast stimulation
Salivary oxytocin
Induction of labor
Labor onset
Single nucleotide polymorphism
Pregnant women
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2504-3

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