The Effect of Maternal Oxytocin Induction during Birth on Early Neonatal Pain and Stress: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Sena D Aksoy, Seda Y Yel, Deniz Akyildiz
PMID 39370412WHAT IT FOUND
Newborns whose mothers received synthetic oxytocin during labor had higher pain and stress scores during drying, injection and blood glucose testing.
Scores were similar only before drying. Oxytocin dose was not measured.
Key findings
01Before drying, newborn pain and stress scores were similar between the oxytocin induction group and the control group.
02During and after drying, and before, during and after the first injection and blood glucose measurement, newborn pain and stress scores were higher in the oxytocin induction group.
03The amount of synthetic oxytocin given was unequal and could not be measured.
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What it does not show
The groups were not randomly assigned; they were divided by physician recommendation, so the design cannot show that oxytocin alone produced the score difference. The amount of synthetic oxytocin given was unequal and was not measured. Two observers were blinded, but the researcher who helped collect data was not blinded, which could introduce bias. Pain and stress were measured only around drying, first injection, and blood glucose in the early neonatal period. The study was done at one training and research hospital in Turkey. Newborns who needed oxygen, resuscitation, or intensive care were excluded, so the results do not apply to more fragile newborns.
Declared interests
The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest and received no financial support for the research, authorship, or publication.