Pitocin
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Cross said after her baby was born she was given a shot of Pitocin to stop her from bleeding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
As the labor-inducing drug Pitocin coursed through her veins, Landrum squeezed her partner’s hand, praying for a natural birth.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
What started as a blissful homebirth turned into an emergency run to the hospital where an epidural, heart monitors and Pitocin made possible what would have been — in long-ago days — pure tragedy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022
I think they gave me Pitocin, to see if it would make my contractions more useful—see if my cervix would dilate those last few centimeters.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2019
If labor should stop before stage two is reached, synthetic oxytocin, known as Pitocin, can be administered to restart and maintain labor.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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