Should we administer oxytocin in event of a miscarriage?

Thank you for your question. Oxytocin should not be administered in miscarriages. It should be administered in postpartum delivery whereby the newborn is deemed to be an age of viability (20 weeks). Oxytocin is rarely needed in miscarriages. Miscarriages can be hard to diagnose in the prehospital setting and the administration of oxytocin could increase pain and could lead to a miscarriage in the event the pregnancy is still viable.