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Re: Uterine Rupture and pitocin use From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com) Thu Aug 28 13:08:48 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: no subject received Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:56:53 -0500" Previous message: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.: "no subject received Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:56:53 -0500" In reply to: Tara: "Uterine Rupture and pitocin use" First, it would be very hard for you NOT to let your situation interfere with your decision making process. Secondly, there are better meds for induction than Pitocin, and third, using it correctly, uterine rupture is not all that common. Her option is always an elective C-section -- Richard Chudacoff, MD There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. Frank Zappa -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net]On Behalf Of Tara Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:04 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Uterine Rupture and pitocin use Hi, I'm new here to the forum. I've been in pharmacy for many years and now am practicing as a doula with my first patient. They are already talking about induction (she is 25 weeks) because of her small frame and baby is measuring big. This is her second birth, first baby was a 35 weeker weighing 5lbs 2oz (currently measuring 4 cm ahead of schedule). I am concerned of uterine rupture with pitocin and any other augmentation meds but am unsure of how to express this without overstepping boundaries. Any suggestions and thoughts on uterine rupture. Oh, just thought I'd add here, I had a spontaneous U/R from a pit induction leading to a stillbirth. I also am fully capable of not letting my situation interfere with my job, however, talking of induction at 25 weeks leads me to worry a bit about the midwives she is seeing. Thanks. Next message: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: no subject received Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:56:53 -0500" Previous message: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.: "no subject received Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:56:53 -0500" In reply to: Tara: "Uterine Rupture and pitocin use"

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