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Oxytocin was used in nine primigravid patients where secondary arrest occurred after full dilatation had been achieved. Six of the patients had a normal delivery and in three cases a “liftout” forceps was performed.
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Kirwan, P. Oxytocin and the second stage of labour. Ir J Med Sci 152, 201–202 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954719
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