Pitocin
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- noun
- /pɪˈtoʊsɪn/
- Specialized
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Pitocin
- They've decided to give her Pitocin to speed up her contractions because her labor is not progressing fast enough to suit them.
- Pitocin contractions
- Pitocin drip
- labor with Pitocin
Examples
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After delivering her first child, daughter Olivia, at the hospital with the help of a doula, an epidural, and Pitocin, Kimberly knew she wanted to do things differently the second time around.
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I was in active labor for 23 hours, and I wasn't given pitocin until about 19 hours in, after about 4 hours of the most excruciating pain I've ever felt in my life.
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After the Pitocin gets into her system, things take a turn for the worse.
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Which means they have no reason for telling their patients they may need Pitocin unless they really may need Pitocin...
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The level of pain may have had something to do with the induction if you had Pitocin, but then again it might not.
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I'd like to start pitocin, which will increase the strength and frequency of the contractions.
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What if a woman requests care (such as artificial acceleration of labor with Pitocin) that is not supported by evidence?
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I was more comfortable with my Pitocin-augmented contractions, plus back labor, with a suspected posterior baby.
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The doctor recommended starting Pitocin to help strengthen the contractions during labor.
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She received Pitocin to control the bleeding after childbirth.
Synonyms
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A hormone made in the brain that makes the womb tighten during birth and helps milk come out during breastfeeding
A medicine that makes the womb muscles tighten to start or speed childbirth
A drug that makes the womb muscles contract to start labor
A medicine that makes the womb tighten after childbirth to stop heavy bleeding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pitocin is a brand name built from the natural hormone oxytocin and the word pituitary, the gland that releases many hormones. So, Pitocin is a man-made form of oxytocin that doctors give to start or make labor contractions stronger.