Buccal oxytocin after amniotomy for induction of labour.
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Buccal oxytocin after amniotomy for induction of labour.
In a recent article (Ritchie and Brudenell, 1966) we reported the results from using buccal oxytocin as a routine after amniotomy for induction of labour. By use of a standard course with a maximum of 3,800 units of buccal oxytocin and measuring the results in terms of induction delivery interval and the proportion not delivered 24 hours after amniotomy, improvements were obtained of approximat...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5540.608