Oxytocin, often called the 'love hormone,' plays a powerful role in childbirth, breastfeeding, and the emotional transition to motherhood. It not only triggers labor contractions and milk ejection but ...

Discontinuing oxytocin during active labor was associated with a 20% lower risk for cesarean delivery and reduced the risk for uterine tachysystole and non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings. The ...