• Maternal and newborn plasma oxytocin levels in response to maternal synthetic oxytocin administration during labour, birth and postpartum – a systematic review. 

      Buckley, Sarah; Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin; Pajalic, Zada; Luegmair, Karolina; Ekström-Bergström, Anette; Dencker, Anna; Massarotti, Claudia; Kotlowska, Alicja; Callaway, Leonie; Morano, Sandra; Olza, Ibone; Meier Magistretti, Claudia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: The reproductive hormone oxytocin facilitates labour, birth and postpartum adaptations for women and newborns. Synthetic oxytocin is commonly given to induce or augment labour and to decrease postpartum bleeding. ...
    • Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during breastfeeding-a systematic review 

      Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin; Ekström-Bergström, Anette; Buckley, Sarah; Massarotti, Claudia; Pajalic, Zada; Luegmair, Karolina; Kotlowska, Alicia; Lengler, Luise; Olza, Ibone; Grylka-Baeschlin, Susanne; Leahy-Warren, Patricia; Hadjigeorgiu, Eleni; Villarmea, Stella; Dencker, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction: Oxytocin is a key hormone in breastfeeding. No recent review on plasma levels of oxytocin in response to breastfeeding is available. Materials and methods: Systematic literature searches on breastfeeding ...