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Re: Pitocin and NST clarification
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Lisa Marasco IBCLC <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 3 Nov 1997 09:28:02 -0800
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>There is no
>oxytocin or nipple stimulation involved in an NST; that would be an OCT or
>Oxytocin Challenge Test, which measures the fetus' reaction to
>contractions. The contractions may be elicited by using nipple stimulation
>or small doses of IV Pitocin.

Mary,
Thank you for this clarification. It's been too long since I last had a
baby (almost 9 years now), and I don't teach childbirth so I forget some
of these details. Yes, I probably had an OCT rather than a NST.

-Lisa Marasco, BA, IBCLC

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