
07/04/2025
WAIT? CHANCE OF C-SECTION REDUCED BY 20%?!?
A recent meta-analysis (that means a big study that looks at lots of other studies) found something interesting: when Pitocin was stopped during the active phase of labor (that’s when your body is really in the zone, working hard, usually around 6cm and beyond), the chance of needing a cesarean went down by 20%.
Read that again: 20% lower risk of C-section.
Uterine tachysystole (that’s when contractions are coming too fast and not giving the baby time to recover) also dropped. So did the rate of those scary, non-reassuring heart rate patterns we all want to avoid.
If you’re my client, you already know this: we don’t do routine for routine’s sake. Every step we take in your care should be thoughtful, evidence-informed, and based on what actually protects your long-term well-being and not just what moves things along for the hospital.
We also believe in giving your body space to work. So yes we’ll talk about this research. And we’ll bring it into the room with us, if and when Pitocin is part of your birth plan.