Gynecology and Women’s Health - Juniper Publishers Abstract Aims: To re-evaluate whether augmentation of labor with oxytocin in dysfunctional labor, has a hazardous effect on neonatal Apgar scores, umbilical cord pH or blood gases Materials and Methods: Prospective study where one hundred and fifty-three (153) patients in spontaneous labor were involved in the analysis. Seventy-nine patients (Group I) with hypo-contractile uterine activity were managed by low-dose oxytocin protocol for lab