Often on Facebook, I come across posts where mothers interpret events after a cesarean birth as necessitating surgery because the baby passed meconium into the amniotic fluid, posing a life-threatening situation. Let's delve deeper into this topic and determine if meconium in the amniotic fluid...
Synthetic IV oxytocin infusion during childbirth – commonly referred to as Pitocin or just Pit – is one of the most common obstetric interventions. In this post we'll take a look at what oxytocin hormone is and what its role is during birth and what crucial differences are...
As your due date approaches, it's possible that your healthcare provider might suggest a membrane sweep as a means to initiate labor. This procedure is sometimes referred to as a membrane strip or stretch and dilate. In the US, it's even offered as early as week 38 or 39. In this post, we'll...
