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Intrapartum oxytocin use for labor acceleration in rural India
M Sharan1, D Strobino, S Ahmed
1Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, E4153, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. msharan@jhsph.edu
Objective:
To examine factors associated with the use of oxytocin for acceleration of labor in women delivered at home in rural India.
Method:
Quantitative data were collected from 527 women who were delivered at home and qualitative interviews were carried out with 21 mothers and 9 birth attendants.
Results:
Oxytocin use was associated with higher education and socioeconomic status, primigravidity, and delivery by a traditional birth attendant.
Conclusion:
Labor acceleration with oxytocin occurs indiscriminately In India. Oxytocin use should be regulated, and training for birth attendants should be provided as well as health education for pregnant women.
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