Effect of intra-partum Oxytocin on neonatal encephalopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Constance BurgodStuti PantMaria Moreno MoralesPaolo MontaldoPhoebe IvainRamyia ElangovanPaul BassettSudhin Thayyil

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

Intra-partum Oxytocin may increase the risk of neonatal encephalopathy. Future clinical trials of uterotonics should include neonatal encephalopathy as a key outcome.

Keyphrases

early onset
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
current status
open label
study protocol
phase iii