Why is oxytocin useless for pregnant women?

For pregnant women, when it is time for delivery but the baby is still not moving, they may need to take oxytocin. However, in some cases, there is still no response after taking oxytocin, which can catch people off guard. This is mainly because oxytocin also has its indications, which is also related to the different physical constitutions of pregnant women. Some pregnant women react to oxytocin quickly or slowly.

Why is there no response to oxytocin?

The use of oxytocin is related to the physical condition of the pregnant woman. Some people are more sensitive to the drug, while others are not sensitive and have no reaction. As a result, some pregnant women give birth one or two hours after taking oxytocin, while some pregnant women have no reaction after one or two days. If there is no reaction after two days of oxytocin, doctors will generally recommend a cesarean section. If the second baby is sensitive to oxytocin, then it will respond to oxytocin.

If you want to promote labor in a pregnant woman, doctors use oxytocin (synthetic oxytocin) and drip it into the vein through an infusion pump to control the dosage. Doctors usually start with a low dose of oxytocin and then gradually increase the dose until the uterus begins to contract. Depending on the sensitivity of the uterus to the medication, the degree of cervical dilation, and the response of the fetus in the uterus, the doctor will adjust the uterine contractions to occur once every 3 minutes and last for 30 seconds. If the interval and intensity of contractions are abnormal, the doctor will slow down the drip speed.

During the oxytocin drip process, the pregnant woman's oxytocin receptors and activity often change, that is, her sensitivity to oxytocin increases. The reason is that exogenous oxytocin induces an increase in the pregnant woman's own endogenous oxytocin and the release of prostaglandins. At this time, the doctor will slow down the number of oxytocin drops until it stops. At this time, the pregnant woman's own secretion of oxytocin can complete the labor process until delivery.

Oxytocin also has additional effects

Due to the additional effects of oxytocin. Patients with a history of heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, coronary heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, etc. should use it with caution.

Therefore, although oxytocin is a hormone that is beneficial to women, we must also be careful about its usage and dosage, and also pay attention to the user group. Otherwise, the consequences would be unbearable for Yabu. Of course, the inappropriate user group does not mean that such women can never use oxytocin and related products. It is just that they are prohibited from using them during pregnancy for the safety of the baby and themselves. It does not prevent them from using the additional functions of such products to relieve stress and relax, overcome fear, etc.