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- E-News 2:36 - Cytotec
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS
Without adequate testing of Cytotec (misoprostol) for labor induction, obstetricians simply began to use it on their birthing women. They were taking advantage of a huge loophole in our drug regulatory system. - Midwives and Cytotec: A True Story - by Marsden Wagner MD, MSPH
Midwives must find the strength and courage not to be sucked into practicing a more interventionist type of care-resist the temptation to become a 'medwife.' - Midwives and Cytotec: A True Story - by Marsden Wagner, MD
When the obstetrician said he would use Cytotec, the woman and her husband said they expected he would use prostaglandin gel but he said that he now uses Cytotec, as it is 'more modern and reliable.' They were not told Cytotec is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this purpose... - The Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign - by Henci Goer
We seem to have spent the last few years reeling from assault after assault on the concept of normal birth. Have you wondered, as I have, what is going on? This isn't a matter of chance; it's a concerted effort. - Misoprostol: More on the dangers of Cytotec
Of 170 women given misoprostol (Cytotec) for induction with VBAC, eight have lost their uterus and two lost a baby as well, according to the combined data of two articles published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. - Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH
The experimental use of misoprostol (Cytotec) to induce labor is putting an increasing number of pregnant women at risk without their knowledge or consent. Cytotec, a cheap prescription drug for ulcers, is not FDA approved for labor induction and has been linked to uterine rupture and fetal tachycardia. - Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm - by Marsden Wagner
Cesarean section can save the life of the mother or her baby. Cesarean section can also kill a mother or her baby. How can this be? - E-News 2:38 - Nausea in Pregnancy
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 2:37 - Herbs
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 7:19 - VBAC - Vaginal Birth after Cesarean
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 3:35 - Misoprostol
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 4:20 - Uterine Rupture
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 7:12 - Physiology of Second Stage
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - What Every Midwife Should Know about ACOG and VBAC: Critique of ACOG Practice - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH
Learn what every midwife should know about ACOG and VBAC from Marsden Wagner, MD. - E-News 8:15 - Induction of Labor
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 5:21 - Water and Pregnancy, Part I
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 14:22 - First Stage Labor
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 3:49 - Effects of Labor Drugs
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 6:16 - Herpes Simplex II
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - Adverse Events Following Misoprostol Induction of Labor - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS
Off-label use of misoprostol (Cytotec) for labor induction has been steadily increasing for 10 years, even though this use is approved neither by the U.S. [FDA], other national drug regulatory agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, the Cochrane Library nor a number of national obstetric organizations - E-News 4:12 - Omnium Gatherum
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 7:24 - VBAC Disinformation
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 5:20 - Multiple Gestation
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News - E-News 5:22 - Water and Pregnancy, Part II
An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News
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