Can I get an oxytocic injection at 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant?

When a pregnant woman is 39 weeks and 5 days pregnant, if there is no abnormal situation, it is not recommended to give oxytocic injection, but if there is some emergency situation of the fetus, or if the pregnant woman is suffering from some serious diseases, she can be given oxytocic injection under the advice of the doctor. Generally, pregnant women can start labor automatically at about 40 weeks of pregnancy. If there is no abnormal fetal development before 41 weeks of pregnancy, it is better not to give oxytocic injection and wait for natural delivery. Only when the pregnancy is more than 41 weeks without any reaction of premonitory labor, and meet the indications for the use of oxytocin pregnant women can be induced labor. However, if there are abnormalities, such as excess water in the amniotic fluid, premature rupture of membranes, intrauterine distress, etc., or if the pregnant woman has high blood pressure in pregnancy, gestational diabetes, etc., she can follow the doctor’s advice and choose to have oxytocin injection to help her deliver. It is recommended that pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy, must do a good job of prenatal checkups, if there is any abnormality in time to go to the hospital to wait for the delivery, so as to avoid accidents to the pregnant woman and the fetus.