Research Article

The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study

Volume: 8 Number: 1 January 12, 2025
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The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Aims: Studies showing that synthetic oxytocin (SO) used for induction during labor increases the risk of postpartum maternal depression are increasing day by day in literature. Objective was to investigate the effect of SO administered for induction during labor on the tendency to maternal depression in early postpartum period. Methods: The study encompassed nulliparous women, all of whom delivered at gestational weeks 37 to 41 between 2020 and 2022 and underwent standard postpartum assessments on the 10th day following delivery. Exclusion criteria comprised pregnant individuals with predisposing factors for depression before conception, during gestation, or in the postpartum period. Pregnants who were admitted to delivery room due to labor and gave birth without any induction method were classified as group C (n=137), and who were induced with SO were classified as group O (n=122). Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) scores on 0th day and 10th day postpartum of two groups were compared. Additionally, relationship between duration of induction and EPDS scores was analyzed. Results: No statistically significant difference was detected between two groups in terms of age, gestational week, or educational status (p>0.05). No statistically significant difference was detected between the groups in EPDS scores on 0th or 10th day postpartum (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between induction time and EPDS scores on 0th or 10th day postpartum (p>0.05). Conclusion: SO used for labor induction may not primary affect the tendency to postpartum depression in the early period. Further studies in populations without risk factors for depression are needed.

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Ethical Statement

Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital (Date: 26.10.2022, Decision No: 340).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surgery (Other), Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 12, 2025

Submission Date

October 31, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Sivas, M. C., Ohanoğlu, K., & Aykan, İ. İ. (2025). The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 8(1), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1576625
AMA
1.Sivas MC, Ohanoğlu K, Aykan İİ. The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2025;8(1):29-33. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1576625
Chicago
Sivas, Mustafa Can, Karolin Ohanoğlu, and İsmail İstemihan Aykan. 2025. “The Effect of Intrapartum Labor Induction With Oxytocin on Maternal Depression Scoring in Early Postpartum Period: A Retrospective Cohort Study”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 8 (1): 29-33. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1576625.
EndNote
Sivas MC, Ohanoğlu K, Aykan İİ (January 1, 2025) The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 8 1 29–33.
IEEE
[1]M. C. Sivas, K. Ohanoğlu, and İ. İ. Aykan, “The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study”, J Health Sci Med / JHSM, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 29–33, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.32322/jhsm.1576625.
ISNAD
Sivas, Mustafa Can - Ohanoğlu, Karolin - Aykan, İsmail İstemihan. “The Effect of Intrapartum Labor Induction With Oxytocin on Maternal Depression Scoring in Early Postpartum Period: A Retrospective Cohort Study”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 8/1 (January 1, 2025): 29-33. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1576625.
JAMA
1.Sivas MC, Ohanoğlu K, Aykan İİ. The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2025;8:29–33.
MLA
Sivas, Mustafa Can, et al. “The Effect of Intrapartum Labor Induction With Oxytocin on Maternal Depression Scoring in Early Postpartum Period: A Retrospective Cohort Study”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 29-33, doi:10.32322/jhsm.1576625.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Can Sivas, Karolin Ohanoğlu, İsmail İstemihan Aykan. The effect of intrapartum labor induction with oxytocin on maternal depression scoring in early postpartum period: a retrospective cohort study. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2025 Jan. 1;8(1):29-33. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1576625

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