Maternal O2 use in Labor: Benefit or Harm?

For decades, common practice in Labor And Delivery has been to use supplemental maternal oxygen by facemask as a remedy for fetal heart rate decelerations. However, is more oxygen delivery to the fetus actually helpful? Does it change neonatal outcomes? Well… the data is not so clear, and there may be some cause for concern. In this podcast, we will cover the evolving data on the use of supplemental maternal oxygen for fetal heart rate decelerations, and we will briefly touch on supplemental oxygen during the second stage of labor for MATERNAL support.