Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina, 27599-7595, Chapel Hill, NC.
Hum Nat. 1993 Dec;4(4):351-66. doi: 10.1007/BF02692246.
At least a third of the women giving birth in the United States receive intravenous oxytocin for the induction and augmentation of labor. The problem of inactive or ineffective labor remains a major challenge for birth attendants, midwives, and physicians who practice obstetrics. Before the discovery of oxytocin, traditional approaches to augmentation ranged from magical and folk interventions to extensive bloodletting. Despite its wide use the effectiveness of oxytocin augmentation has not been well studied, and current research raises new questions about its effect on the brain.
至少有三分之一在美国分娩的妇女接受静脉注射催产素来引产和加强宫缩。对于从事产科工作的助产士、接生婆和医生来说，产程不活跃或无效仍然是一个主要挑战。在发现催产素之前，加强宫缩的传统方法从神奇的和民间干预到广泛的放血不等。尽管催产素的使用广泛，但它的加强宫缩效果并没有得到很好的研究，目前的研究对其对大脑的影响提出了新的问题。
