Considerations for Active Labor Management with Oxytocin: More May Not be Better. Issue 4 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simpson, Kathleen Rice
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 45:Issue 4(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : Recent evidence suggests an oxytocin "rest" or discontinuing oxytocin once active labor has been established may be one way to minimize labor complications and decrease risk of cesarean birth for some women.