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A 26-year-old pregnant woman developed uterine tachysystole following continued and unreasonable administration of oxytocin at an increased dose. The uterine tachysystole further led to the development of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy in the neonate.
The woman presented at 415/7 weeks of gestation for a scheduled induction of labour due to prolonged pregnancy. After receiving misoprostol for cervical ripening, she started receiving IV infusion of oxytocin at 2 mU/min. The hospital guidelines stated that the oxytocin had to be increased by 1-2 mU/min every 30 min, to achieve a...