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This paper describes a regime for controlling the administration of oxytocin during labour. Use of the regime permits much lower volumes of oxytocin to be administered without lengthening labour and with subsequent benefit to the fetus.
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Richards, B., Cadman, J., Levitt, J., Liebermann, B. (1991). A Computer Methodology for reducing the volume of the oxytocin used in labour. In: Adlassnig, KP., Grabner, G., Bengtsson, S., Hansen, R. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe 1991. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93503-9_98
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