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Article: Read the fine print.(Labor Assisting/Childbirth Education)(pitocin side effects)(Brief Article)
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- Special Delivery
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Due to a discussion on a doula listserv, many labor assistants wrote in with the text from the pitocin package insert. There is a relationship between jaundice and the use of pitocin, as well as other adverse effects. From the package insert:
The following adverse reactions have been reported in the fetus or neonate:
Due to induced uterine ...