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Results 1 - 10 of 24 for oxytocin
  1. Oxytocin Injection 
    Oxytocin injection is used to begin or improve contractions during labor. Oxytocin also is used to reduce bleeding after childbirth. ... other medications or procedures to end a pregnancy. Oxytocin is in a class of medications called oxytocic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682685.html - Drugs and Supplements
  2. Inducing labor 
    Oxytocin is a medicine given through your veins (IV or intravenous) to either start your contractions or ... not so strong that they harm your baby. Oxytocin may not be used if tests show that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000625.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Brain Hormones (Endocrine Society)  
    Pituitary Disorders/Start Here ... Pituitary Disorders ... Endocrine Society ... Found deep inside the brain, the hypothalamus produces releasing and inhibiting hormones ...
    https://www.endocrine.org/.../brain-hormones - External Health Links
  4. Brain Facts: Glossary (Society for Neuroscience)  
    Brain Diseases/Reference Desk ... Brain Diseases ... Society for Neuroscience
    https://www.brainfacts.org/Glossary - External Health Links
  5. Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)  
    Childbirth/Specifics ... Childbirth ... American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ... New research suggests that induction for healthy women at 39 weeks in ...
    https://www.acog.org/.../faqs/induction-of-labor-at-39-weeks - External Health Links
  6. Monitoring your baby before labor 
    ... monitor will be used. You will be given oxytocin (Pitocin), a hormone that makes the uterus contract. ... leads to your body releasing small amounts of oxytocin which will make your uterus contract. Your baby's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000485.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Monitoring Baby's Heart Rate during Labor (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Childbirth/Diagnosis and Tests ... Childbirth ... Childbirth Problems/Diagnosis and Tests ... Childbirth Problems ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/.../?adfree=true - External Health Links
  8. Pregnancy: What to Expect When You're Past Your Due Date (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Childbirth Problems/Specifics ... Childbirth Problems ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/.../?adfree=true - External Health Links
  9. Breastfeeding after Cesarean Delivery (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    C-section~ Cesarean~ breastfeeding~ oxytocin~ lactate~ nursing~ nurse~ breastmilk~ surgery~ drugs~ medications~ anesthesia~ epidural~ incision~ football hold~ delivery
    https://www.healthychildren.org/...ding-After-Cesarean-Delivery.aspx - External Health Links
  10. Female Reproductive System (Nemours Foundation)  
    ... menstruation, menstrual, getting a period, ovulation, embryo, fetus, oxytocin, birth process, vaginal bleeding, egg and sperm, estrogen, ...
    https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/female-reproductive-system.html - External Health Links
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