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•The author, a nurse-midwife scientist, shares her path to the study of the causes and consequences of clinical oxytocin use.•This paper highlights mentors and key research that informed new thinking about the role of oxytocin during parturition.•Future directions for improving maternal care during childbirth are presented, including genetic and epigenetic perspectives.
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