• J Belghiti, B Coulm, G Kayem, B Blondel, and C Deneux-Tharaux.
• Inserm UMR S953, unité de recherche épidémiologique en santé périnatale et santé des femmes et des enfants, maternité Port-Royal, 53, avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014 Paris, France; Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Paris 6, 75005 Paris, France.
• J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2013 Nov 1;42(7):662-70.

ObjectivesTo estimate the frequency of oxytocin administration during labor, in all women in labor, in low-risk women, and in women with a previous cesarean delivery. Our objectives were also to identify characteristics of women and of maternity units associated with this practice in France.Population And MethodAnalysis of the 2010 French Perinatal Survey data (n=14,681 women who delivered in continental France). The frequency of oxytocin administration during labor was estimated in all women in labor (n=12,845) and in low-risk women (n=9798). The independent associations between oxytocin administration during labor and characteristics of women and units were quantified with multivariate logistic regression modeling.ResultsSixty-four percent of laboring women received oxytocin during labor, and 58% of women with a spontaneous onset of labor. In the population of low-risk women with spontaneous labor and epidural, nulliparity and over-weight, as well as the private status and small size of the maternity unit, were independently associated with a more frequent administration of oxytocin during labor.ConclusionOxytocin administration during labor is very frequent in France, probably beyond classical indications.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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