The Effect of the Use of Oxytocin in Labor on Neonatal Jaundice
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http:// ijp.mums.ac.ir Systematic Review (Pages: 6541-6553) The Effect of the Use of Oxytocin in Labor on Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Robabe Seyedi1, *Mojgan Mirghafourvand 2, Shirin Osouli Tabrizi11 1Department of Midwifery, Students Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Abstract Background: Neonatal Jaundice is a common problem that occurs in most preterm and term neonates. This systematic review aimed to examine the evidence for the effects of oxytocin in labor on neonatal jaundice. Materials and Methods: In this systematic review study, English databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Persian databases including SID, Magiran, and Barakat Knowledge Network System Were searched from Jan 1980 to Dec 2017. Persian and English human clinical trials were targeted. The review was limited to human clinical trials examining the effect of oxytocin in labor on neonatal jaundice. The searched MESH vocabulary was "neonatal hyperbilirubinemia" OR "jaundice" in combination with "oxytocin in labor" OR "induction of labor". Two authors examined the articles separately and the disagreements were resolved through discussion. Results: Out of 583 articles searched in the databases, 440 title, 83 abstracts, and 60 full texts were reviewed, of which 5 English language articles entered the study and 4 articles entered the meta- analysis. Meta-analysis results showed that oxytocin did not affect the serum bilirubin level of the umbilical cord (Mean difference: 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI]:-2.50 to 5.69; P=0.44; I2=78%). Furthermore, administering oxytocin in labor did not significantly affect serum bilirubin level on days 1 (-0.32; -1.36 to 0.71; P=0.54; I2=72%), and day 3 (3.75; -11.76 to 18.90; P=0.65; I2=63%), while it significantly affected serum bilirubin level on day 2 (-1.63; -2.81 to -0.45; P=0.007; I2=0%). Conclusion: The result of meta-analysis showed that the administration of oxytocin during labor does not affect serum bilirubin level on days 1 and 3, while induction of labor with oxytocin causes serum bilirubin to increase on the second postnatal day. However, due to the high heterogeneity of the studies, better designed clinical trials are recommended to achieve better results. Key Words: Hyperbilirubinemia, Induction, Labor, Neonatal, Oxytocin, Systematic review. *Please cite this article as: Seyedi R, Mirghafourvand M, Osouli Tabrizi Sh.. The Effect of the Use of Oxytocin in Labor on Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Pediatr 2017; 5(12): 6541-53. DOI: 10.22038/ijp.2017.26526.2277 *Corresponding Author: Mojgan Mirghafurvand, Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Midwifery Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Email: [email protected] Received date: Sep.17, 2017; Accepted date: Nov.12, 2017 Int J Pediatr, Vol.5, N.12, Serial No.48, Dec. 2017 6541 The Effect of Oxytocin in Labor on Neonatal Jaundice 1- INTRODUCTION leads to jaundice. The present systematic Neonatal jaundice is a common and review was performed to examine the benign problem that occurs in 60% of term clinical trial evidence of the effects of and near term neonates and 80% of oxytocin on jaundice. This study aimed to preterm neonates (1). Neonatal jaundice determine the effect of administering presents as yellow color in skin, sclera, oxytocin in labor on neonatal jaundice and mucous membranes due to bilirubin compared with spontaneous vaginal accumulation, which is also associated delivery. with increased bilirubinemia (2). The 2- MATERIALS AND METHODS severity of jaundice varies among different neonates and may be related to factors 2-1. Search strategy such as race, feeding method, delivery First, the search in Cochrane started method, gestational age, preeclampsia, with keywords: "neonatal jaundice", gender, maternal diabetes and labor "hyperbilirubinemia", and "oxytocin in induction with oxytocin (3, 4). labor". According to the search, there was Nowadays, in modern obstetrics, oxytocin no review study based on clinical trials on is widely used to stimulate and accelerate the effect of oxytocin in labor on neonatal labor and prevent prolonged labor (5). The jaundice. Then English databases use of oxytocin has reduced the interval including PubMed, Google Scholar, between induction and delivery. The risks Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of induction of labor with oxytocin are of Sciences, and Persian databases fetal distress and low Apgar score (6). including SID, Magiran, and Barakat Oxytocin is also associated with side Knowledge Network System were effects such as an increased incidence of searched from Jan 1980 to Dec 2017. neonatal jaundice, possible causes Persian and English human clinical trials including immature activity of glucuronyl- were targeted. The searched MESH transferase, hepatic damage due to vocabulary was "neonatal hypoxia, increased fetal placental hyperbilirubinemia" OR "jaundice" in transportation, increased erythrocyte combination with "oxytocin in labor" OR fragility and mechanical trauma to "induction of labor". erythrocytes (7). 2-2. Study selection Oxytocin is an antidiuretic hormone, and This systematic review collected and causes hyponatremia and hyposmolarity in evaluated clinical trials on the effect of the mother and subsequently in the fetus oxytocin administration in labor on with water retention. Hyposmolarity neonatal jaundice. Persian and English causes swelling of the red blood cells and human clinical trials were targeted. PICO makes them fragile and susceptible to was used as a guide for searching articles: hemolysis (8). Various studies have the participants in this study were term approved the effects of oxytocin on pregnant women with singleton pregnancy, jaundice. Some studies have suggested that with oxytocin intervention for labor the extensive use of oxytocin in labor induction, along with the control group induction is one of the factors leading to including women with spontaneous neonatal jaundice (9-11). Since the vaginal delivery. The study outcome was induction of labor with oxytocin will neonatal jaundice. The exclusion criteria possibly increase neonatal jaundice, so that were absence of a comparison group and jaundice can be prevented by reducing the the comparison of oxytocin with other oxytocin dose in labor (11). Clinical trials therapeutic groups, such as amniotomy, provide the best results to show if oxytocin Int J Pediatr, Vol.5, N.12, Serial No.48, Dec.2017 6542 Seyedi et al. prostaglandin, and misoprostol without a inclusion criteria. Meanwhile, articles that spontaneous vaginal delivery group. were not consistent with the inclusion criteria were completely eliminated. Based 2-3. Assessment quality of articles on the search, 583 articles were found, 578 The researcher collected and evaluated of which were not included in this study clinical trials on the effect of oxytocin for the following reasons: descriptive administration in labor on neonatal studies, not related to the title, not jaundice. Persian and English human examining the desired outcome (neonatal clinical trials were targeted. These studies jaundice), comparing the effects of were evaluated in terms of inclusion oxytocin on jaundice with a Prostaglandin criteria and relevance to the subject of the F2α or amniotomy group, and absence of review study. Out of 583 articles searched spontaneous vaginal delivery control in the databases, 440 title, 83 abstracts and group. Of the five articles entering this 60 full texts were reviewed, of which 5 review study, the article by D'Souza et al. articles entered the study and 4 articles (14) did not enter the meta-analysis entered the meta-analysis. The collected because its results were based on articles were then carefully studied and the frequency (percentage), and its results two authors separately evaluated the title were reported separately (Figure.1). and abstract of all the articles in terms of Total articles (n=583) PubMed (n=15), Magiran (n=5), Embase (n=3), Google scholar (n=550), SID, Barakat Knowledge Network System, Scopus (n=10) Cochran library, Web of science (n=14). Excluded (n=578), due to: Descriptive articles: 415 (71.7%) Neonatal jaundice not examined: 38 (6.5%) Ineligible study design: 25 (4.3%) Unrelated with Title: 55 (9.5%) Absence of spontaneous vaginal delivery in control group 45 (7.7%) Articles meeting criteria for complete data abstraction (n=5 English language study) Fig1: Flowchart of study. Int J Pediatr, Vol.5, N.12, Serial No.48, Dec.2017 6543 The Effect of Oxytocin in Labor on Neonatal Jaundice 2-4. Assessment of risk of bias in 2-4-4. Blinding of outcome assessment included studies (checking for possible detection bias): Risk bias was determined for each of the Low risk of bias: Complete five included articles according to the blinding of the outcome evaluator. following criteria by the two Author of this High risk of bias: No complete Article (RS and SO) separately and the blinding of the outcome evaluator. disagreements were resolved by referring Unclear risk of bias: Insufficient to the third researcher (MM) and through information. discussion. The types of bias studied in 2-4-5. Incomplete outcome data this study according to the Cochrane (checking for possible attrition bias): Handbook (12) were as follows: Low risk of bias: When there are 2-4-1. Random sequence generation no or little missing data, or the reasons for (checking for possible selection bias): the sample loss are the same in the two Low risk of bias: Use of any groups. random process like random numbers High risk of bias: When the amount table, computer random number generator, of missing data is high or the loss in the coin, and dice. two groups is unbalanced. High risk of bias: Use of any non- Unclear risk of bias: Insufficient random process like date of birth, day or information. date of admission, file number.