Continuation versus discontinuation of oxytocin infusion during the active phase of labour: a randomised controlled trial

To investigate whether discontinuation of oxytocin infusion increases the duration of the active phase of labour and reduces maternal and neonatal complications.Randomised controlled trial.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Regional Hospital of Randers, Denmark.Women with singleton pregnancy in the vertex position undergoing labour induction or augmentation.Two hundred women were randomised when cervical dilation was ≤4 cm to either...