Oxytocin
In Antepartum:
- Induction of labor in patients with a medical indication for the initiation of labor, such as Rh problems, maternal diabetes, (pre-) eclampsia at or near term, when delivery is in the best interests of mother and fetus or when membranes are prematurely ruptured and delivery is indicated;
- Stimulation or reinforcement of labor, as in selected cases of uterine inertia;
- As adjunctive therapy in the management of incomplete or inevitable abortion.
In Postpartum:
- Oxytocin is indicated to produce uterine contractions during the third stage of labor and to control postpartum bleeding or hemorrhage.
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