Prolonged exposure to oxytocin during birth was associated with an increased risk for obstetric hemorrhage, according to a retrospective cohort study. Among over 2,200 patients who received ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and DUBLIN, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo International plc (ENDPQ) and Premier, Inc. (PINC) announced today that Endo's Par Sterile Products business will supply Pitocin ® ...

Charleston, SC (WCIV) — According to the FDA, there is a nationwide shortage of Pitocin, the drug that helps women go into labor. MUSC said they have Pitocin, and the shortage has not affected them a ...

Discontinuing oxytocin during active labor was associated with a 20% lower risk for cesarean delivery and reduced the risk for uterine tachysystole and non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings. The ...

9. NOW TO A DRUG SHORTAGE IMPACTING EXPECTANT MOTHERS. RIGHT NOW, THERE’S A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF OXYTOCIN. IT’S ALSO BY THE BRAND NAME PITOCIN. THE MEDICATION IS CRITICAL FOR EXPECTANT AS IT HELPS ...

(HealthDay News) — Augmentation of labor with the medication oxytocin does not seem to raise the risk of having a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity ...

Currently, official birth records include both amniotomy and oxytocin use for labor augmentation, but they do not track utilization of nipple stimulation. Thus, the frequency with which nipple ...

RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A victory for a Racine family. The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter. Now, almost six years ...

RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) -- A victory for a Racine family. The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter. Now, almost six years ...