Are they still using Cytotec?

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Dose your L&D ward still use Cytotec? Do you know if Cytotec was ever banned from being used in L&D? I know it was not approved by the FDA to be used in labor but doctors found "loop holes"

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
Please don't take this the wrong way but isn't the use of Magnesium sulfate in PIH to reduce the risk of seizures by relaxing the muscles and not to lower b/p?

It does both. It is also used as neuroprophylaxis in premature infants (it helps prevent cerebral palsy). So if the mother is at risk of preterm delivery, they will give it to her as a protective measure for the infant.

You know what's kind of cool about this thread? Some of the research we know now, we didn't know when this thread was first started.

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