21 Scary Reasons to Say No to Pitocin, According to Manufacturer

When you're in labor, your body makes the hormone oxytocin which is the hormone that controls contractions. As birth gets near, the contractions become more intense and more painful - but your body is in control and it knows how much you can take. Pitocin is artificial oxytocin. Doctors often offer this to "speed up labor" when things aren't going as fast as they would like. When pitocin is control, your body cannot regulate it, it just reacts to the hormone. Contractions therefore become more painful and much more intense! Doctors are very quick to induce or speed up labor using this drug. You never hear them telling you what risks, consequences and side effects are for accepting it. Here are 21 Scary Reasons to Say NO to Pitocin, according to the manufacturer itself! Let's educate ourselves, mamas!