Oxytocin effects on baby’s heart rate during labor
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at how oxytocin (a labor-inducing/strengthening medicine) may affect your baby’s heart rate during labor. It also compares what happens when labor pain relief is given as a spinal/epidural injection.
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Who can take part
- You are pregnant at term, at least 37 weeks
- You have one baby in the womb (not twins or more)
- You are planning to receive neuraxial pain relief (spinal/epidural for labor)
- Your hospital plans to use oxytocin to start or strengthen labor
- You are not taking chronic pain medicines
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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