Influence of Previous Oral Contraception and Maternal Oxytocin Infusion on Neonatal Jaundice
- 27 July 1974
- Vol. 3 (5925), 228-230
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5925.228
Abstract
A prospective study of serum bilirubin levels on the first and sixth days of life in a series of 181 infants has failed to provide evidence to suggest that previous maternal oral contraception, maternal oxytocin infusion, epidural anaesthesia, or breast-feeding are factors influencing neonatal jaundice.Keywords
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