A birth plan is a document (usually a page or two ... sac if your water hasn't broken (called an amniotomy) or giving oxytocin (Pitocin), a synthetic form of the hormone your body produces during ...

The lawsuit brought by Welker and her partner, Justin Brinkley, contended that the doctor ordered the use of the drug Pitocin to augment Welker’s labor as she struggled to give birth.