Oxytocin

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Osilla EV, Sharma S

Oxytocin

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29939625 [ View in PubMed
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Abstract

Oxytocin is indicated and approved by the FDA for two specific time frames in the obstetric world: antepartum and postpartum. In the antepartum period, exogenous oxytocin is FDA-approved for strengthening uterine contractions with the aim of successful vaginal delivery of the fetus. There are three situations during the antepartum period in which oxytocin is indicated:

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