Labour augmentation
Stronger contractions can reduce uteroplacental blood flow and oxygen supply to the fetus. Oxytocin administration or artificial rupture of membranes can generate stronger and more frequent contractions than spontaneous labour. Public hosp…
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Stronger contractions can reduce uteroplacental blood flow and oxygen supply to the fetus. Oxytocin administration or artificial rupture of membranes can generate stronger and more frequent contractions than spontaneous labour. Public hospitals were advised to use labour augmentation only when clinically indicated and with standardized monitoring. Labour augmentation was associated with 3.28 times higher odds of NRFHRPs than spontaneous labour.