1Tutor, Department of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
2Professor & HOD Physiology, Nalanda Medical College, Patna
3Professor & HOD Physiology, IGIMS Medical College, Patna
4Tutor, Department of Community Medicine
5Tutor, Department of Biochemistry, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Online published on 19 January, 2018.
Present study was carried out to determine the variation of Blood Pressure (BP) during different stages of normal delivery and the effect of Oxytocin on BP to help in establishing better perinatal care towards achieving the goal of healthy mother and baby.
Hundred cases of normal delivery done at Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna were evaluated. BP was recorded at the time of admission, at onset of labour, after full dilatation of cervix, after delivery of baby, after oxytocin injection, and during puerperium.
Baseline mean Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were 117± 5.56 and 77.92 ± 5.63 mmHg respectively. There was significant rise in SBP and DBP at onset of labour (122.76.±4.82 & 82.20± 4.82 mmHg respectively, p <0.05). SBP and DBP falls significantly after Oxytocin injection (114.40±6.47 & 75.26±3.19 mmHg).
There is wide variation in BP during normal delivery and it falls significantly after Oxytocin injection. Close monitoring of BP during normal delivery may result in better perinatal outcome.
Normal Delivery, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Oxytocin, Systolic Blood Pressure, Variation
