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During the first stage of labour, the use of an oxytocin infusion was associated with a significant increase in suspicious or pathological fetal heart rate patterns compared to no oxytocin (41% vs 11%; p=0.004).
Absolute Event Rate: 41% vs 11%
p-value: p=0.004
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In this reply discussing labour analgesia, the authors note that oxytocin use during the first stage of labour is associated with a significant increase in fetal heart rate abnormalities.
El‐Wahab et al. (2014) conducted a letter in Labour. Oxytocin infusion vs. No oxytocin was evaluated on Suspicious or pathological fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns (p=0.004). During the first stage of labour, the use of an oxytocin infusion was associated with a significant increase in suspicious or pathological fetal heart rate patterns compared to no oxytocin (41% vs 11%; p=0.004).
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