Childbirth: A Drug Shortens Labor but Does Little Else

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/health/research/26childbirth.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=childbirth&st=cse
The drug Pitocin is a safe and effective way to speed childbirth, a new review of studies has found, but it does not reduce the number of Caesarean sections or forceps deliveries. (click to read on NYTimes.com)

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