Dear Friends: I am perplexed as to why someone would prescribe this for a prolapsed uterus. Methergine is given for uterine bleeding after delivery, and I have some vague memory that it constricts a different part of the uterus than pitocin does. Maybe it shuts down the lower uterine segment, while pitocin works on the pacemaker at the fundus? Rachel? It is also used for headaches. There was a midwife I knew that used to routinely prescribe methergine (ergotamine) tablets for all vaginal deliveries. The women hated it, it made the afterbirth pains SO bad. I just did a search for ergotamine and uterine prolapse and didn't find anything. warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html