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Get your birth injury questions answered by our expert lawyers. Find out if labor drugs can cause birth injuries and what your next step should be.
Yes. Hospitals have a duty to ensure patient safety and prevent foreseeable injuries. Roughly 1 in 5 labors involve induction, including through the use of labor drugs like Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) and Cytotec (misoprostol) (1). If these drugs are used improperly, or the baby and mother are not properly monitored during their use, the baby…
A: Yes. It is common for physicians to use medications to induce or speed up labor. Pitocin and Cytotec are the most common labor induction medications. However, if misused, these drugs can cause birth injuries such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and brain bleeds, which can lead to cerebral palsy. Utilization of medications to start and…
Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin) and Cytotec (synthetic prostaglandin) are used to speed up the process of labor. Both of these drugs can cause a condition called uterine hyperstimulation (alternative terms include tachysystole and hypertonus). Hyperstimulation occurs when these drugs cause contractions to be too frequent, strong, or long-lasting. When the placenta and uterus are under continuous…
