Common Childbirth Practice Could Lead to Later False Diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome

Common Childbirth Practice Could Lead to Later False Diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome:

Pitocin is one of the most commonly used drugs in childbirth, given to the majority of birthing women to either induce or augment (speed up) labor.

Cytotec is also used by many doctors to induce labor.

As common as they are, they are not without significant risks to both mother and baby.

These are known side effects that are rarely, if ever, told to parents. The risks to the baby include:

• retinal hemorrhage
• brain hemorrhage, or brain bleeding
• neonatal jaundice
• brain damage, including Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
• lower APGAR scores at 5 minutes
• neonatal seizures
• death