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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had two pitocin inductions (preeclampsia both times) and so definitely needed an epidural both times as well. Almost impossible to do pitocin without epi. The epidural led to fluid intake both times for my kids that led to not meeting weight gain goals in first 24 hrs, extra hospital time, breastfeeding issues. Also I’ve since read [b]that pitocin is a significant predictor of ADHD [/b]which my kids are at risk for already. So I see really valid reasons to attempt unmedicated and say more power to those who do. I am not sure people understand these factors when they say unmedicated people are just being sanctimonious.[/quote]

Do you not understand what pitocin is?[/quote]

I definitely do. However, I don’t think it’s common knowledge that pitocin at birth has such a strong connection to adhd diagnoses later. This is not usually discussed. If others were told this by their OB then feel free to share that.[/quote]

My first result on Google is a meta analysis from 2 years ago and says there is no association between the two, looking at multiple studies. So I’m not sure what outdated research you saw but, no.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8426101/[/quote]

Did you read what you linked to, beyond just the abstract line? It says multiple high quality studies have found a correlation and that more research is needed. It also explains how oxytocin is linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. I think it is reasonable to have as a data point in a larger decision. Plenty of people would still choose it and that’s fine. My point was more so that people think it’s all about being sanctimonious and crunchy when women decline interventions. They may be unaware that people are concerned about known and/or unknown side effects.[/quote]

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