This quality-improvement study assessed three different prophylactic oxytocin infusion rates following vaginal delivery, demonstrating that a higher-rate infusion (30 international units over 1 hour) significantly reduced median quantitative blood loss compared with intermediate and low infusion regimens. Additionally, the high-rate group required fewer second-line uterotonics, while rates of postpartum hemorrhage and transfusion were unchanged across groups.
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