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What does ‘unlicensed’ mean?

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Pic 5iu synthetic oxytocin in 500ml full licensed range

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/interim-ockenden-report-on-shrewsbury-telford-nhs-trust-sath","title":"Interim Ockenden Report on Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Trust (SaTH)","summary":"Pic 5iu synthetic oxytocin in 500ml full licensed range","date_modified":"2024-02-29T13:43:14Z"},{"id":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/babies-who-do-not-tolerate-synthetic-oxytocin--qualifying-comment","html_content":"

In our last post, near the end, we stated, ‘…There are women and babies who do not tolerate synthetic oxytocin infusion. More commonly it is the baby…’

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9 December 2019 |Campaign progress

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As visitors to the website are aware, we recently started a Parliamentary Petition to publicise the issues it raises, so when it was closed for the General Election campaign, we were surprised and disappointed, but not a...

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Homeostasis - from the Greek words for "same" and "steady," refers to any process that living things use to actively maintain fairly stable conditions necessary for survival.

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When we began our research we had never considered the possibility of synthetic oxytocin in dry weight, but there it was in a medical dictionary online (since removed) stating that 1 mg = 500 International Units.\n.\nIn Ad...

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/definitions-of-oxytocin","title":"Definitions of Oxytocin","summary":"When we began our research we had never considered the possibility of synthetic oxytocin in dry weight, but there it was in a medical dictionary online (since removed) stating that 1 mg = 500 International Units.\n.\nIn Ad...","date_modified":"2022-06-16T22:54:19Z"},{"id":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/postpartum-haemorrhage-and-synthetic-oxytocin-dilutions-in-labour-1","html_content":"

How to administer the licensed ‘recommended dosage range’

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In 2015 we approached Novartis with a question.

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How to administer the licensed ‘recommended dosage range’

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We will come back to acidosis in a future post, as at low levels it is a natural consequence of exertion during the exercise of muscles, which can be corrected.

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Synthetic oxytocin can be used safely, if it is given according to the instructions which are supplied with it, and a midwife (usually, but a doctor will do) to look after the rate of the intravenous infusion and tune it...

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Knowing when the baby is due is key to the outcome of the mother and baby, especially in Induction of labour: equally important, is creating a safe, sensitive, supportive, serene, one-to-one care, oxytocin fuelled birthi...

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/synchronising-oxytocins-in-induction-art-or-science","title":"Synchronising Oxytocins in Induction: Art & or Science?","summary":"Knowing when the baby is due is key to the outcome of the mother and baby, especially in Induction of labour: equally important, is creating a safe, sensitive, supportive, serene, one-to-one care, oxytocin fuelled birthi...","date_modified":"2022-02-04T00:33:33Z"},{"id":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/update-2019---unlicensed-oxytocin-for-induction-of-labour","html_content":"

If my pregnant sister, cousin, aunt or friend went into hospital for an induction of labour and was given an unlicensed synthetic oxytocin regime without being told that it was unlicensed, I would be not only surprised b...

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/update-2019---unlicensed-oxytocin-for-induction-of-labour","title":"Update 2019 - Unlicensed Oxytocin for Induction of Labour","summary":"If my pregnant sister, cousin, aunt or friend went into hospital for an induction of labour and was given an unlicensed synthetic oxytocin regime without being told that it was unlicensed, I would be not only surprised b...","date_modified":"2022-01-08T00:44:13Z"},{"id":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/british-national-formulary-deviations","html_content":"

World Health Organisation(WHO)

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This topic was highlighted for a mention on our blog, when we read an experienced midwife stating that it is difficult assess the strength of contractions. To her the task is intrinsically difficult.

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We used to have a 3 - 7 % postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) rate but now it fluctuates between 35 - 40 % in the UK (NHS digital 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). In the decades when the PPH rate remained low, the licensed synth...

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/update-2021-the-elephant-in-the-birthing-room-synthetic-oxytocin","title":"Update 2022: The Elephant in the Birthing Room-Synthetic Oxytocin","summary":"We used to have a 3 - 7 % postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) rate but now it fluctuates between 35 - 40 % in the UK (NHS digital 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). In the decades when the PPH rate remained low, the licensed synth...","date_modified":"2021-11-27T00:51:22Z"},{"id":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/what-to-expect-when-your-labour-is-induced","html_content":"

Expect to be informed of the process and to be told what synthetic oxytocin is, and why and how you are to be induced, The most common reason for induction is postmaturity, that is going beyond your expected date of deli...

","url":"https://oxytocinmeasures.com/blogs/f/what-to-expect-when-your-labour-is-induced","title":"What to expect when your Labour is Induced","summary":"Expect to be informed of the process and to be told what synthetic oxytocin is, and why and how you are to be induced, The most common reason for induction is postmaturity, that is going beyond your expected date of deli...","date_modified":"2021-11-04T16:10:54Z"}]}