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.

Oxytocin is a hormone that plays a crucial role in childbirth, primarily by stimulating uterine contractions during labor. Its use in labor management has been a topic of extensive research ...

As labor begins, the mother's body produces large quantities of the hormone oxytocin, which causes the muscles in her uterus to contract. When contractions are about five minutes apart and the ...

A new Dartmouth-led study finds that pregnant individuals who were unable to have their desired emotional support persons present during childbirth were more likely to have higher levels of perceived ...

Misoprostol (Cytotec) is safe and effective for induction of labor, although it is not approved ... vaginal misoprostol to be more effective than oxytocin or vaginal prostaglandin E2 at effecting ...