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Q: How can I speed up labor?
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Natural oxytocin
Use techniques that make your body release oxytocin, the hormone causes contractions. Nipple stimulation or sexual contact (including intercourse if your water has not broken) are natural means of releasing oxytocin and may speed up a stalled labor.
Pitocin Drip
Pitocin is a synthetic hormone just like the hormone oxytocin that a woman´s body produces. The hormone helps the uterus to contract. Pitocin is given to women who need help with bringing on labor. Pitocin is given in an IV and the laboring mom is carefully monitored. Pitocin causes the uterus to have strong contractions in hopes of bringing on true labor and eventually birth.
Prostaglandin Gel
Prostaglandin gel is used when labor needs to be augmented or induced. The gel is applied by a doctor or a nurse directly onto the cervix. The hope is that the gel will help to efface (thin out) and dilate the cervix. The cervix must be 100% effaced and dilated to 10 cm in order for the birth to take place.
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