 | E-News 2:36 - Cytotec |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | Cytotec Induction and Off-Label Use - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS |
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| Without adequate testing of Cytotec (misoprostol) for labor induction, obstetricians simply began to use it on their birthing women. They were taking advantage of a huge loophole in our drug regulatory system. |
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| | Midwives and Cytotec: A True Story - by Marsden Wagner MD, MSPH |
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| Midwives must find the strength and courage not to be sucked into practicing a more interventionist type of care-resist the temptation to become a 'medwife.' |
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| | The Assault on Normal Birth: The OB Disinformation Campaign - by Henci Goer |
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| We seem to have spent the last few years reeling from assault after assault on the concept of normal birth. Have you wondered, as I have, what is going on? This isn't a matter of chance; it's a concerted effort. |
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| | Misoprostol: More on the dangers of Cytotec |
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| Of 170 women given misoprostol (Cytotec) for induction with VBAC, eight have lost their uterus and two lost a baby as well, according to the combined data of two articles published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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| | Misoprostol (Cytotec) for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH |
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| The experimental use of misoprostol (Cytotec) to induce labor is putting an increasing number of pregnant women at risk without their knowledge or consent. Cytotec, a cheap prescription drug for ulcers, is not FDA approved for labor induction and has been linked to uterine rupture and fetal tachycardia. |
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| | Technology in Birth: First Do No Harm - by Marsden Wagner |
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| Cesarean section can save the life of the mother or her baby. Cesarean section can also kill a mother or her baby. How can this be? |
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| | E-News 2:38 - Nausea in Pregnancy |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 2:37 - Herbs |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 7:19 - VBAC - Vaginal Birth after Cesarean |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 3:35 - Misoprostol |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 4:20 - Uterine Rupture |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 7:12 - Physiology of Second Stage |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | What Every Midwife Should Know about ACOG and VBAC: Critique of ACOG Practice - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH |
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| Learn what every midwife should know about ACOG and VBAC from Marsden Wagner, MD. |
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| | E-News 8:15 - Induction of Labor |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 5:21 - Water and Pregnancy, Part I |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 3:49 - Effects of Labor Drugs |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 6:16 - Herpes Simplex II |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | Adverse Events Following Misoprostol Induction of Labor - by Marsden Wagner, MD, MS |
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| Off-label use of misoprostol (Cytotec) for labor induction has been steadily increasing for 10 years, even though this use is approved neither by the U.S. [FDA], other national drug regulatory agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, the Cochrane Library nor a number of national obstetric organizations |
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| | E-News 4:12 - Omnium Gatherum |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 7:24 - VBAC Disinformation |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 5:20 - Multiple Gestation |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 5:22 - Water and Pregnancy, Part II |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 3:36 - Omnium Gatherum |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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| | E-News 3:25 - Vaginal vs. Cesarean Birth - Part 2 |
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| An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News |
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