Sentences with phrase «given synthetic oxytocin»

Women who choose not to breastfeed must be given synthetic oxytocin to insure against hemorrhaging.

Your caregiver may massage your uterus and give you synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) to help it contract.

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A synthetic form of oxytocin can be given as a drug to induce labor contractions or make them stronger.

Pitocin: A synthetic form of oxytocin (a naturally occurring hormone) which is given intravenously to start or speed up labor.

And there's a theory... that the Pitocin, which is synthetic oxytocin, which is given to women who are not naturally going into labor, it's meant to action speed labor up.