High dose vs. low dose oxytocin for labor augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Rehab Abdelhamid AboshamaAhmed Mohamed AbdelhakimMohammad Abrar ShareefAbdulhadi A AlAmodiMohammad SunoqrotNourhan M AlbornoMohamed GadelkarimAhmed M AbbasMohamed Sobhy Bakry

Published in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2020)

We found no advantages for high dose oxytocin over low dose oxytocin in labor augmentation except in reducing labor duration. Low dose oxytocin is safer as it decreases the incidence of uterine hyperstimulation and tachysystole. More trials are needed to confirm our findings.

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