Mark Dennis Retrato

PLOS ONE, Aug 2023 Objective To evaluate the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and plasma oxytocin (OT) levels at different OT infusion rates in labor. Methods A prospective observational study analyzing serial plasma samples in laboring women with OT infusion. The women were categorized into three groups, women with non-obesity (BMI 18.5–29.9, n = 12), obesity (BMI 30.0–34.9, n = 13), and morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 35.0, n = 15). Plasma OT was analyzed using tandem mass spectrometry.

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Ramö Isgren A, Carlhäll S, Dennis Retrato M, Kodikara C, A. Ubhayasekera K, Kjölhede P, et al. (2023) The association between maternal body mass index and serial plasma oxytocin levels during labor. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0290038.