Changes in Salivary Oxytocin related to Breast Stimulation for Spontaneous Onset of Labor in Low Risk Pregnant Wome

Not Applicable

• Conditions: ow-risk pregnant women

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000020797
• Lead Sponsor: St. Luke's International University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-15
• Study Completion: 2016-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. Medical or pregnancy complications 2. Mental illness 3. Medical history of treatment of Assisted Reproductive Technology 4. BMI above 25 before pregnancy 5. Planned induced labor 6. Currently performs breast stimulation more than 10 minutes per day.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Salivary oxytocin levels 10 minutes before intervention and 30, 60, 75 minutes after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
(1) Delivery outcomes (spontaneous labor/ oxytocin use to induce labor, gestational week of delivery, the length from experiment to birth, delivery mode, oxytocin use to augment labor, length of delivery) (2) Polymorphisms of oxytocin receptor (i.e., rs53576, rs2254298)