The reported risk of nonreassuring fetal heart trace following neuraxial analgesia is 3-23%. This variability may be due to fluid and oxytocin management prior to and during the initiation of neuraxial analgesia. The study hypothesis is that decreasing the oxytocin infusion rate by 50 % prior to initiation of combined spinal epidural analgesia will cause a reduction in the incidence of adverse fetal heart rate changes.
Fetal Bradycardia Complicating Labor and Delivery, Fetal Bradycardia During Labor, Fetal Heart Rate or Rhythm Abnormality Affecting Fetus
The reported risk of nonreassuring fetal heart trace following neuraxial analgesia is 3-23%. This variability may be due to fluid and oxytocin management prior to and during the initiation of neuraxial analgesia. The study hypothesis is that decreasing the oxytocin infusion rate by 50 % prior to initiation of combined spinal epidural analgesia will cause a reduction in the incidence of adverse fetal heart rate changes.
Oxytocin and Fetal Heart Rate Changes
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52245
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
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18 Years to 55 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Unyime Ituk,
Unyime Ituk, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Iowa
2025-12-31