CSL Oxytocin Dataset in Consortium on Safe Labor

Dose of oxytocin and minutes from oxytocin dosing to time of delivery Study Description Collected detailed information from electronic medical records for 228,438 deliveries in 19 U.S. hospitals. Primary objectives were to explore the underlying causes of the high cesarean rate in the U.S. population, describe contemporary labor progression at the national level, and determine when is the more appropriate time to perform a cesarean delivery in women with labor protraction and arrest. NOTE: Data requesters should refer to the "CSL Read Me" PDF describing data caveats. 208,695 women delivered of 228,438 pregnancies; ages below are age at first pregnancy on study