Intrapartum synthetic oxytocin reduce the expression of primitive reflexes associated with breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Miguel Marín GabrielLourdes García Murillo

Abstract

Several synthetic peptide manipulations during the time surrounding birth can alter the specific neurohormonal status in the newborn brain. This study is aimed at assessing whether intrapartum oxytocin administration has any effect on primitive neonatal reflexes and determining whether such an effect is dose-dependent. A cohort prospective study was conducted at a tertiary hospital. Mother-infant dyads who received intrapartum oxytocin (n=53) were compared with mother-infant dyads who did not receive intrapartum oxytocin (n=45). Primitive neonatal reflexes (endogenous, antigravity, motor, and rhythmic reflexes) were quantified by analyzing videotaped breastfeeding sessions in a biological nurturing position. Two observers blind to the group assignment and the oxytocin dose analyzed the videotapes and assesed the newborn's state of consciousness according to the Brazelton scale. The release of all rhythmic reflexes (p=0.01), the antigravity reflex (p=0.04), and total primitive neonatal reflexes (p=0.02) in the group exposed to oxytocin was lower than in the group not exposed to oxytocin. No correlations were observed between the dose of oxytocin administered and the percentage of primitive neonatal reflexes released (r=0.03; p=0...Continue Reading

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Feb 7, 2017·Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine·Aurora Fernández-Cañadas MorilloLourdes García Murillo
Mar 11, 2018·Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology : the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·Marina GomesPaula Pinheiro
Jan 23, 2018·Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine·Lucía López GómezBelén Rodríguez Marrodán
Apr 27, 2019·Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research·Edwa FriedlanderSalomon Israel
Aug 2, 2017·Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health·Elise N Erickson, Cathy L Emeis
Nov 5, 2020·Journal of Neuroendocrinology·William Kenkel
Jul 14, 2020·Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN·Janet BryantonKathy Larter
Sep 1, 2021·Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine·Lea TakácsŠárka Kaňková

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