Time of Oxytocin Initiation at 2nd Stage of Labor and Adverse Outcomes

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2026-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Early oxytocin administration at the 2nd stage of labor is associated with a higher rate of vaginal delivery, shorter second stage duration, and fewer adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Singleton pregnancy

2. Maternal age ≥ 18 years' old

3. Oxytocin administration initiated or renewed during second stage of labor

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Maternal age < 18 years' old

2. Multiple gestation pregnancy

3. Known fetal malformations

4. Uterine scar