Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth – a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin

Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth – a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin

Abstract Background Oxytocin is a key hormone in childbirth, and synthetic oxytocin is widely administered to induce or speed labour. Due to lack of synthetized knowledge, we conducted a systematic review of maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth, and in response to infus...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Anette Ekström-Bergström, Marie Berg, Sarah Buckley, Zada Pajalic, Eleni Hadjigeorgiou, Alicja Kotłowska, Luise Lengler, Bogumila Kielbratowska, Fatima Leon-Larios, Claudia Meier Magistretti, Soo Downe, Bengt Lindström, Anna Dencker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Oxytocin
Plasma levels
Pregnancy
Physiological labour
Birth
Uterine contractions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2365-9

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