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Augmentation of Labour

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Augmentation of labour is the process of stimulating the uterus to increase the frequency, duration and intensity of uterine contractions after the onset of spontaneous labour. It has commonly been used to treat delayed labour when uterine contractions are inefficient.

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  1. University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Priyanka Sara & Nicola Lack

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Perioperative Medicine, Women’s Wellness and Research Centre, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

    Roshan Fernando

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    Pervez Sultan

  3. Department of Anaesthesia, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

    Sioned Phillips

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Sara, P., Lack, N. (2022). Augmentation of Labour. In: Fernando, R., Sultan, P., Phillips, S. (eds) Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_32

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