Experience with oxytocin receptor antagonist for incipient preterm labor
Objective. To present the results of analyzing 40 cases of use of the oxytocin receptor antagonist atosiban in incipient preterm labor. Material and methods. A group included 40 pregnant women with incipient preterm labor at 24-33 weeks' gestation. Results. Pregnancy could be prolonged by a minimum of 7 days in 97.5% of the pregnant women with incipient preterm labor, which could perform a full prevention cycle for fetal respiratory distress syndrome. Following 48 hours, one half (21/40) of the women needed additional tocolysis using drugs from other groups. 90% of the women could prolong their pregnancy to full-term.