Oxytocin in pregnancy and the postpartum: relations to labor and its management

• Main Authors: Marie ePrevost (Author), Phyllis eZelkowitz (Author), Togas eTulandi (Author), Barbara eHayton (Author), Nancy eFeeley (Author), C. Sue eCarter (Author), Lawrence eJoseph (Author), Hossein ePournajafi-Nazarloo (Author), Erin eYong Ping (Author), Haim eAbenhaim (Author), Ian eGold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to examine variations in endogenous oxytocin levels in pregnancy and postpartum state. We also explored the associations between delivery variables and oxytocin levels. A final sample of 272 mothers in their first trimester of pregnancy were included for the study. Bloo...