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Volume 13 Issue 7 (July) 2024

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Evaluation of augmentation of delayed labour using different doses of oxytocin- A clinical study
Dr. Neetu Gupta, Dr. Anjali Yadav, Dr. Ishan Agarwal

Background: An important contributing factor to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality is prolonged labor.The present study evaluated augmentation of delayed labour using different doses of oxytocin. Materials & Methods: 90 pregnant womenwere prescribed 33.2mgoxytocin (high) and group II 16.6mgoxytocin (low) in isotonic saline. Parameters such as indication for caesarean section, vaginal birth, NICU admission, NICU stay, mortality, metabolic acidosis, Apgar score less than 4, Apgar score less than 7was recorded. Results: Vaginal birth was spontaneous seen 18 in group I and 20 in group II and instrumental seen 27 in group I and 25 in group II. Indication for caesarean sectionwas fetal distress seen in 11 in group I and 14 in group II, progress failure in 29 in group I and 26 in group II. Need for manual placenta removal was seen in 5 in group I and 9 in group II. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05).APGAR score < 7 was seen in 3 in group I and 5 in group II. NICU admission was seen in 7 in group I and 5 in group II, metabolic acidosis was seen in 5 in group I and 4 in group II. NICU stay was seen in 4.7 in group I and 5.9 in group II.Mortality was seen in 4 in group I and 2 in group II. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: When administered to females experiencing delayed labor, both high and low oxytocin doses produced comparable outcomes.

 
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