Reducing neonatal morbidity by discontinuing oxytocin during the active phase of first stage of labor: a multicenter randomized controlled trial STOPOXY

• Main Authors: Aude Girault (Author), François Goffinet (Author), Camille Le Ray (Author), on behalf of the collaborators of the STOPOXY trial and the Groupe de Recherche en Obstétrique et Gynécologie (GROG) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oxytocin is effective in reducing labor duration, but can be associated with fetal and maternal complications such as neonatal acidosis and post-partum hemorrhage. When comparing discontinuing oxytocin in the active phase with continuing oxytocin infusion, previous studies were u...