Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during physiological childbirth–a systematic review with implications for uterine contractions and central actions of oxytocin

K Uvnäs-Moberg, A Ekström-Bergström, M Berg… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Oxytocin is a key hormone in childbirth, and synthetic oxytocin is widely
administered to induce or speed labour. Due to lack of synthetized knowledge, we …

Quality maternity care for every woman, everywhere: a call to action

M Koblinsky, CA Moyer, C Calvert, J Campbell… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
To improve maternal health requires action to ensure quality maternal health care for all
women and girls, and to guarantee access to care for those outside the system. In this paper …

Pesquisa Nascer no Brasil: perfil da mortalidade neonatal e avaliação da assistência à gestante e ao recém-nascido

S Lansky, AAL Friche, AAM Silva, D Campos… - Cadernos de saúde …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Estudo de coorte sobre a mortalidade neonatal na pesquisa Nascer no Brasil, com
entrevista e avaliação de prontuários de 23.940 puérperas entre fevereiro de 2011 e …

Oxytocin: its mechanism of action and receptor signalling in the myometrium

S Arrowsmith, S Wray - Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone that has a central role in the regulation of parturition and
lactation. In this review, we address oxytocin receptor (OTR) signalling and its role in the …

Methods for the induction of labor: efficacy and safety

L Sanchez-Ramos, LD Levine, AC Sciscione… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review assessed the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic agents (prostaglandins,
oxytocin, mifepristone, hyaluronidase, and nitric oxide donors) and mechanical methods …

Oxytocin: crossing the bridge between basic science and pharmacotherapy

C Viero, I Shibuya, N Kitamura… - CNS neuroscience & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Is oxytocin the hormone of happiness? Probably not. However, this small nine amino acid
peptide is involved in a wide variety of physiological and pathological functions such as …

Planned hospital birth versus planned home birth

O Olsen, JA Clausen - Cochrane database of systematic …, 2012 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Observational studies of increasingly better quality and in different settings
suggest that planned home birth in many places can be as safe as planned hospital birth …

Birth in Brazil survey: neonatal mortality, pregnancy and childbirth quality of care

S Lansky, AAL Friche, AAM Silva, D Campos… - Cadernos de saude …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Estudo de coorte sobre a mortalidade neonatal na pesquisa Nascer no Brasil, com
entrevista e avaliação de prontuários de 23.940 puérperas entre fevereiro de 2011 e …

Oxytocin during labour and risk of severe postpartum haemorrhage: a population-based, cohort-nested case–control study

J Belghiti, G Kayem, C Dupont, RC Rudigoz… - BMJ open, 2011 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Experimental studies support the hypothesis that oxytocin …

Gênero, saúde materna eo paradoxo perinatal

SG Diniz - Journal of Human Growth and Development, 2009 - revistas.usp.br
Nos últimos 20 anos, houve uma melhoria de praticamente todos os indicadores da saúde
materna no Brasil, assim como grande ampliação do acesso aos serviços de saúde …