Oxytocin should NOT be used in patients with significant cephalopelvic disproportion, which is when:
A) the fetus cannot be delivered without position conversion
B) delivery has caused cerebral hemorrhage
C) the fetal head is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis
D) the mother has had a previous cesarean section
C) the fetal head is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis
When the head of the fetus is too large to pass through the mother's pelvis, it is termed significant cephalopelvic disproportion.
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