Last reviewed 2026-04-20 · How we verify

Oxytocin before delivery

At a glance

Approved indications

No approved indications tracked.

Common side effects

• Viral upper respiratory tract infections
• Gastrointestinal discomfort
• Injury/Accident
• Sinusitis
• Headache/Migraine
• Influenza
• Coronavirus infections
• Hypotension
• Nausea
• Headache
• Vomiting

Key clinical trials

• Improving Safe Vaginal Deliveries for Delivering Mothers by Implementing an Intervention Package of 11 Evidence-based Practices and Robson Classification at a Semi-urban Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh (NA)
• EVALUATİON OF THE EFFECTİVENESS OF A MODEL-BASED HYPNOBREASTFEEDİNG EDUCATİON PROGRAM GİVEN TO PRİMİPAROUS PREGNANT WOMEN (NA)
• PGE2 Followed by Oxytocin vs Oxytocin in Term PROM (POXY-PROM) (NA)
• Umbilical Cord Drainage to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage (NA)
• Mother-Baby Study - Observational (NA)
• Marmet and Oxytocin Massage for Breast Milk Increase (NA)
• Physiological-based Cord Clamping in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (NA)
• Tranexamic Acid Versus Sublingual Misoprostol in Reducing Blood Loss During Elective CS in High Risk Cases (PHASE2)

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