Abstract
Introduction: The objective was to examine the association between obstetric synthetic oxytocin use and hyperactivity/inattention problems in offspring. Material and methods: We identified children born in 2000–2003, enrolled in the Danish National Birth Cohort, with data on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) reported by parents at age seven (n = 33 896) and age 11 (n = 27 561) and the children themselves around age 11 (n = 27 251). Information on oxytocin administration was provided in the Medical Birth Register. We estimated mean differences and odds ratios for childhood hyperactivity/inattention problems according to oxytocin exposure. Results: Synthetic oxytocin was administered in 26% of the deliveries. We did not find the use of synthetic oxytocin during birth to be associated with childhood hyperactivity/inattention problems, whether analyzed in linear or logistic regression models. Conclusions: Our findings do not support any effects of obstetric use of synthetic oxytocin on hyperactivity/inattention problems in children when measured with the SDQ subscale at 7 or 11 years of age.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Pages (from-to) | 880-889 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISSN | 0001-6349 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2018 |