Dear Fran: I do have an article (unpublished, if I remember correctly,and at least 7 years old) about using an electric breast pump to induce labor. If you give me a fax number, I can fax it to you. My understanding is that it works at least as well as pitocin (surprise, surprise), BUT cannot be tapered up and down like a pit drip can. My midwife did use it during my second labor. Actually, I used it at her suggestion. It certainly worked. The problem was that once it started to work, it was hard to keep doing it. It felt like self-inflicting pain. But yes, it worked. Happy BIRTH day! :D Debi Ferrarello, RN, IBCLC