There seem to me to be many contraindications to using pitocin routinely. Is it a better idea to wait and see if a new mother needs it? Is it possible to have a postpartum hemorrhage and be symptomless? Would your blood pressure not go down if you were loosing that much blood. Whats worse? Postpartum hemorrhage or the side effects from pitocin.
I would appreciate a real answer not just an "I'm a Dr. you aren't" answer that I have been getting. Thank you.
After my baby is born they will give me syntocin. Why?
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- 25 May 2010 by WesliBeth
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- pitocin, postpartum bleeding
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28 May 2010
Some hospitals and birth centers choose to give every woman a routine injection of pitocin to help prevent hemorrhage and to help ensure that the placenta comes quickly and easily. However, many choose a more natural route, which is to wait and see if there is a bleeding problem. Many also encourage the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of breastfeeding beginning as soon as possible after birth. This allows the mother to secrete her own oxytocin to help contract the uterus and expel the placenta.
If you are unhappy about receiving pitocin it is your right to refuse it...
Good luck.
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/postpartumrecover/a/pph.htm
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