Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
INCLUSION: Population: Women administered synthetic oxytocin during labour, birth, or postpartum and their newborns Outcome: Maternal, fetal and/or or newborn plasma oxytocin levels during labour, birth, or postpartum, measured by any technique Included articles: All types of peer-reviewed original research studies reporting at least one measurement of plasma oxytocin in relation to synthetic oxytocin administration No limitation in years Languages: Publications in languages understood by any member of the research team including English, German Spanish, French, and Polish. (Translation was considered for any highly relevant publications with unique data) EXCLUSION: Reports, abstracts, study protocols, conference proceedings, case reports Languages not understood by any member in the research team |