Winnie said,

> He
> specifically mentioned that pit can contribute to elevated bilis
> (don't know his reference) and we do have a lot of inductions and
> augmentations.

Someone may have already responded to this, but Pitocin binds to the albumin
in the baby's plasma, thus decreasing the available albumin sites for the
bilirubin to bind to and thus be excreted -- hence the increased bili levels for
babies whose moms were induced.

This is really very old info -- I honestly don't know that I could put my
fingers on it, but believe it or not, I think it might be in the PDR!  I remember
years ago saying something to my dh (pharmacist) about it, and he said off
handedly, "Well of course, everyone knows that."  Well I DIDN'T know that at the
time.....

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Wheaton, Illinois
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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