Sentences with phrase «oxytocin during labour»

Remember, the body releases natural oxytocin during labour.
There were no differences between groups for fetal loss equal to / after 24 weeks and neonatal death, induction of labour, antenatal hospitalisation, antepartum haemorrhage, augmentation / artificial oxytocin during labour, opiate analgesia, perineal laceration requiring suturing, postpartum haemorrhage, breastfeeding initiation, low birthweight infant, five - minute Apgar score less than or equal to seven, neonatal convulsions, admission of infant to special care or neonatal intensive care unit (s) or in mean length of neonatal hospital stay (days).

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Syntocinon - This is a synthetic version of the hormone oxytocin, which is naturally released during labour.
I heard him talk about it, he thinks that the syntetic oxytocin given during labour interferes with the natural production of oxytocin, not only for the mother but for the baby as well because the syntetic oxytocin crosses the placenta and gets into the baby's circulation.
Oxytocin helps women get through labour by stimulating uterine contractions, which is why it's sometimes administered (as Pitocin) during labor.
The use of oxytocin, which strengthens contractions, either during labour, or in third stage, has also been linked to an increased risk of FMH and blood group incompatibility problems.34 35
Let's talk about sex The theory behind this is that sex can trigger the release of oxytocin, a hormone that controls contractions during labour, and may cause labour.
We excluded women who required oxytocin for induction of labour after the 2:1 matching with our study group, because we learned during the study that the policy with respect to the use of oxytocin for induction of labour was outside the scope of practice for midwives and family physicians in some hospitals.
If an epidural is used during labour and birth — in addition to oxytocin, pethidine and an instrumental delivery — then how can research conclude that it was the epidural anesthesia that caused a neonate to be drowsy and slow to latch on to the breast?
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