Michel Odent has done quite a bit of research about oxytocin. Pitocin is a synthetic hormone which does not cross the blood:brain barrier, nor the placental barrier.

This hormone deficit has been looked at in regards to autism as well as other complex issues. Michel calls oxytocin the "love hormone" and considers that when a baby does not get the oxytocin boost from his mother during labor, he will forever be lacking. When the mother doesn't get this rush at birth, her ability to switch to mothering mode is made more difficult.

I'm thinking that Michel's research would be very eye-opening in the challenge of labor and mothering issues.

Best wishes,
Sam Doak
Marietta OH

<<---- Sarah Reece-Stremtan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't know of research that examines the effect of laboring itself when a cesarean delivery is already planned (ie, does forgoing the hormonal changes during labor alter breastfeeding outcomes, apart from the typical difficulties encountered with c-sections and possible iatrogenic prematurity?)  Might be very difficult to study that on its own, as there could potentially be so many confounding and variable factors (length/stage of labor, type of analgesia, indication for c-section, etc).
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