Abstract
Oxytocin is known to have a vasodilator effect on porcine cerebral blood vessels. If true in humans, oxytocin may increase cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), potentially endangering women in whom increased CPP is contraindicated. Our aim was to investigate the cerebrovascular effects of a continuous infusion of low dose oxytocin in normal pregnant women undergoing induction of labor.
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