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March 14, 2025 9 mins

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Today, we're tackling a big topic: Why do medical professionals often refer to Pitocin as oxytocin? What are the risks and benefits? And why is Pitocin being overused in so many hospital births? Let’s break it all down.

🌿 In this episode, we cover:


✔️ The role of natural oxytocin in labor, bonding, and breastfeeding
✔️ How Pitocin is different & why it doesn’t cross the blood-brain barrier
✔️ The risks of Pitocin: stronger contractions, fetal distress, C-sections & uterine rupture
✔️ How Pitocin is often used unnecessarily for non-medical inductions
✔️ The cascade of interventions that can follow Pitocin use
✔️ Key questions to ask your provider before consenting to Pitocin

Is Pitocin necessary for your birth? Learn how to ask the right questions, understand your options, and advocate for informed consent. Because you have the right to say NO.

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