pitocin
Synthetic contraction hormone
Pitocin is a brand name for synthetic oxytocin, a hormone used to induce or strengthen labor contractions during childbirth.
It's administered intravenously in hospitals when labor stalls or needs to be started: They put her on Pitocin to speed things along.
The drug can also help control postpartum bleeding.
Coming into the world
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- vaginalOf the birth canal
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
midwife · doula · obstetrician · maternity · birthing · pushing · crowning · fetus
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
- augmentationAct of adding more
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- dilationWidening of an opening
drip · infusion · IV · dosage · protocol · membrane · rupture · Bishop
Brain-base hormone gland
- endogenousOriginating from within
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- bondingForming close connections
- lactationMammary gland secretion
breastfeeding · letdown · ejection · maternal · postpartum · neurohormone · uterine · smooth muscle
Excessive sensory or neural arousal
- fetal distressCompromised unborn infant
- decelerationsActs of losing speed
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
cascade · side effects · continuous · electronic · tracings · contraindication · precaution · adverse
Manufactured medicinal compound
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- analogComparable equivalent
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
peptide · formulation · patented · brand · generic · medication · drug · prescription
birth
Coming into the world
- childbirthInfant's emergence from womb
- vaginalOf the birth canal
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
epidural · midwife · doula · obstetrician · maternity · birthing · pushing · crowning · fetus · newborn
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- contractionsShortened word forms
- augmentationAct of adding more
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
dilation · drip · infusion · IV · dosage · protocol · membrane · rupture · Bishop · ripening
pituitary
Brain-base hormone gland
- endogenousOriginating from within
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- bondingForming close connections
lactation · breastfeeding · letdown · ejection · maternal · postpartum · neurohormone · uterine · smooth muscle · endocrine
hyperstimulation
Excessive sensory or neural arousal
- fetal distressCompromised unborn infant
- decelerationsActs of losing speed
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
intervention · cascade · side effects · continuous · electronic · tracings · contraindication · precaution · adverse · overdose
pharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- analogComparable equivalent
hormone · peptide · formulation · patented · brand · generic · medication · drug · prescription · standardized
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
pitocinnatural childbirth
Delivery without medical intervention