Re: Induction Differences?

From: Bill Katz (katz@maine.com)
Sun Oct 22 16:39:26 1995


>in Australia it is considered risky to use artificial oxytocics in the
>>presence of intact membranes since the contraction strength is
>>unpredictable and can be as much as 80 times greater than normal
>>contaction strength. This increases the risk of rupture of the uterus.

I don't know who sent this post, but does anyone on the list believe that oxytocin causes contractions that are 80 times as strong as natural contractions? Jeffrey Phelan gave a talk on Medico-Legal issues at the recent World Symposium of Perinatal Medicine and cited a 1975 study showing equal contraction duration, frequency, and pressure among natural contractions, oxytocin induced contractions and PG induced contractions.

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Bill Katz
(William H.Katz,MD,FACOG)
katz@maine.com




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