Salivary oxytocin responses in mothers and full-term newborns in early skin-to-skin contact for the first 2 hours after birth: Effects of synthetic oxytocin administration and epidural analgesia in labor

Drug administration during labor may reduce maternal salivary oxytocin levels in the first 2 h after birth. Healthcare professionals should provide information on different approaches, such as a non-pharmacologic approach, for pain relief for primipara during labor.