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FYI: "Pit to Distress"

misschippersmisschippers
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I just wanted to pass this along as something to think about.  This has been going around the internet for the past week, and it's about using Pitocin in high levels to create c-sections....and the mothers' know nothing about it.  I hope this link works--still not sure how to do clickys!

 *If link doesn't work, here's the url:

https://marvelouskiddo.blogspot.com/2009/07/truly-distressing-phenomenon-of-pit-to.html
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Re: FYI: "Pit to Distress"

  • sspylessspyles member
    I stay away from getting my information from private sites. If you really want reliable information, look for .org or .edu..etc in order to find something not so biased.
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  • 2soontob3Jsmomma2soontob3Jsmomma member
    I don't believe any of that.  I've gone through labor twice already, for the 2nd I was induced with pitocin and it was the easiest labor of the 2.  Also, I do believe hospitals are the safest of places to have a baby in case anything goes wrong with the delivery.  Health professionals would not deliberately cause "distress" to a child, born or unborn. 
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  • sspylessspyles member

    image2soontob3Jsmomma:
    I don't believe any of that.  I've gone through labor twice already, for the 2nd I was induced with pitocin and it was the easiest labor of the 2.  Also, I do believe hospitals are the safest of places to have a baby in case anything goes wrong with the delivery.  Health professionals would not deliberately cause "distress" to a child, born or unborn. 

    Agreed.

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  • Mrs.tlcSMrs.tlcS member

    Sad

    It happens.  

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  • smilelarismilelari member
    If you read enough birth stories (even around these boards) you know this happens
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    Sad

    It happens.  

    Ditto this. I was skeptical, then I found an online forum for nurses where this has been discussed in several threads. Sounds like it's unfortunately not exactly a rare practice, depending on your doctor. 

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  • GypsyEsqGypsyEsq member

    How are you going to find "non-biased" information on a .edu or .org site that essentially admits to behavior tantamount to medical malpractice?  You can choose to believe this occurs or not but this site, which was posted on 3rd tri earlier this week, cites a Wall Street Journal article, several nurses forums and a nursing labor & delivery textbook discussing the term.  Feel free to disregard the information but this is one of those things that if you at least are aware of the possibility of this happening you stand a much better chance of avoiding it.

    Also just spend some time reading birth stories here and see how many go the pit, epi, pit, more pit, oops "emergency c-section" route.  Could be coincidence, could be real emergencies, or it just might be the type of behavior described in these posts.

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  • SmallandNeedySmallandNeedy member

    This does happen. I've already talked to my doctor about refusing to induce or speed up with PIT, and that was before knowing all of the dangers of it.?

    Natural birth is going to be quite a challenge in the hospital.

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  • misschippersmisschippers

    image2soontob3Jsmomma:
    I don't believe any of that.  I've gone through labor twice already, for the 2nd I was induced with pitocin and it was the easiest labor of the 2.  Also, I do believe hospitals are the safest of places to have a baby in case anything goes wrong with the delivery.  Health professionals would not deliberately cause "distress" to a child, born or unborn. 

    You can believe what you want to believe.  Personally, if this happens even a little bit of the time, I'd like to know.  A lot of these stories are coming directly from delivery nurses, so I think they would have a good idea of what's going on.  It might not happen at your hospital, so congrats to you, but it could happen elsewhere--and it has.

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