Table 2.
State of Consciousness and Percentage of Primitive Neonatal Reflex Expression in the Oxytocin and Control Groups
| Oxytocin group | Control group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazelton scalea | 0.16 | ||
| 1–3 | 36.6% | 17.1% | |
| 4–5 | 41.5% | 58.5% | |
| 6 | 22% | 24.4% | |
| PNR | |||
| Endogenous reflexes (%) | 67.2±31.3 | 79.7±24.1 | 0.08 |
| Motor reflexes (%) | 66.6±36.1 | 82.3±26.9 | 0.06 |
| Rhythmic reflexes achieved | 17.8% | 43.9% | 0.01 |
| Antigravity reflexes achieved | 73.3% | 90.2% | 0.04 |
| Total PNR (%) | 58.4±28.9 | 74.1±25.4 | 0.02 |
Results are expressed as mean±standard deviation values.
a
Brazelton scores are as follows: 1, deep sleeping; 2, active sleeping; 3, sleepiness; 4, alert when awake; 5, unrestlessly alert; and 6, crying.
PNR, primitive neonatal reflexes.