The common perception of labor induction and pitocin

       After doing some research I have found many more websites that describe labor induction by pitocin with more of a negative connotation than a positive one.  I found much more on the risks and side effects of pitocin than on anything positive about being induced.  The websites highlighted what I discussed in my previous writing about the dangers of pitocin such as hyperstimulation, C-section, etc.  Most of the material I found was that inductions are being performed in most cases without medical necessity.  Many websites and comments by common people focus on why inductions are over performed and the dangers that pitocin pose to the fetus.  Wikipedia was one of the websites that focused more on the negative side effects and the risks of pitocin and inducing labor ("Labor induction," 2011) .  Another site by a doula focused on the dangers of pitocin and the fact that there is usually no major risk to waiting to go into labor a few extra days.  Many of these websites also focus on natural ways to induce labor because of the sharp rise in pitocin induced labor (Amy , 2009) .  I also found other comments on ivillage that stated more cons than pros of being induced with pitocin and although the author did not necessarily take a side the style of writing and the information made the article seem like it leaned more toward induction as an overused and highly dangerous process ("The induction question," 2005) .  The only website which I found that described labor induction as a relatively easy process was eHow.  According to that website all that happens during an induction is getting pitocin intravenously and then you have a baby (O'Neill, 2011)! 
         All in all it seems that the common perception on labor induction using pitocin is that it is dangerous and has a bad reputation.  Many people who had never been induced discussed that they had heard horror stories and that it sounded like an awful process. 

                                                           
                                                                  Works Cited

Amy , F. (2009, June 09). The truth about pitocin and labor induction. Retrieved from http://doulamomma.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/the-truth-about-pitocin-and-labor-induction

Labor induction. (2011, September 21). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/labor_induction

O'Neill, L. (2011). How to prepare for labor induction. Retrieved from eHow.com/how_5671736_prepare_labor_induction.html

The induction question. (2005, March 03). Retrieved from http://www.ivillage.com/induction-question/6-a-144633?p=1