Abstract
A review of the literature on endocrine factors influencing labor is presented. Treated separately are oxytocin, the prostaglandins, the fetus, and estrogen/progesterone. Implications for nursing practice and theory are discussed where appropriate, and the reader is encouraged to think of parturition as a complex interplay of factors.
MeSH terms
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Coitus
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Counseling
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Estrogens / physiology
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Female
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Fetus / physiology
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Hormones / physiology*
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Humans
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Labor Onset*
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Labor, Obstetric*
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Male
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Nurse-Patient Relations
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Obstetric Labor, Premature
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Oxytocin / physiology
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Pregnancy
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Progesterone / physiology
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Prostaglandins / physiology
Substances
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Estrogens
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Hormones
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Prostaglandins
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Progesterone
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Oxytocin