Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin may leads to lower blood loss 500 mL or more after delivery compared with no uterotonics or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes blood loss 1000 mL or more after delivery compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes blood transfusion compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Third stage > 30 minutes · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin probably leads to higher third stage > 30 minutes compared with ergot alkaloids (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby and discharge from the labour ward · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby… compared with ergot alkaloids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for additional uterotonics · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin probably leads to lower need for additional uterotonics compared with no uterotonics or placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Maternal mortality ‐ not reported · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Severe PPH (≥ 1000 mL) · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin may leads to lower blood loss 1000 mL or more after delivery compared with no uterotonics or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood transfusion · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in blood transfusion compared with no uterotonics or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Third stage > 30 minutes · women in the third stage of labour
Oxytocin showed no clear difference in third stage greater than 30 minutes compared with no uterotonics or placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diastolic blood pressure > 100 mm Hg between delivery of the baby and discharge from the labour ward · women in the third stage of labour
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Maternal blood loss of 500 mL or greater · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes blood loss 500 mL or more after delivery compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Need for additional uterotonics · women in the third stage of labour
It is very uncertain whether oxytocin changes need for additional uterotonics compared with ergot alkaloids (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean section · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to lower caesarean delivery compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Caesarean delivery after active phase has begun, using "reached active phase" as the denominator · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation showed no clear difference in caesarean delivery after active phase has begun, using "reached… compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Uterine tachysystole combined with abnormal fetal heart rate · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation probably leads to lower uterine tachysystole combined with abnormal fetal heart rate compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Chorioamnionitis · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
It is very uncertain whether discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation changes chorioamnionitis compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Use of analgesia and epidural during labour · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation may leads to higher use of analgesia and epidural during labour compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) abnormalities (suspicious/pathological CTGs) · pregnant women in latent phase of labour stimulated with oxytocin for with induction of labour. No exclusion criteria were applied in…
Discontinued intravenous (IV) oxytocin stimulation probably leads to lower intrapartum cardiotocography (CTG) abnormalities… compared with continued IV oxytocin stimulation (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review