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Antepartum: Labor induction for medical reasons, for example in overtime pregnancy, premature membranes rupture, hypertension caused by pregnancy (pre-eclampsia).
Labor stimulation in certain cases of uterine inertia.
Oxytocin may also be indicated in the early stages of pregnancy as adjunctive therapy in an incomplete and unavoidable miscarriage.
Postpartum: During caesarean section, after the baby is delivered.
Prevention and treatment of postpartum uterine atony and bleeding.
Prevention and treatment of uterine bleeding after childbirth.
