In an uncomplicated pregnancy, drug use during labor and delivery involves primarily oxytocin and narcotic analgesics. Oxytocin is a uterotonic agent, and it induces or augments labor. Pain is a ...

When a medication works right, it boosts your health or helps you feel better. But a drug can bring on problems if it doesn't mix well with something else you put into your body, like another ...

Hospitals in Iowa, as well as many other states, routinely conduct drug screenings and tests on pregnant patients and their newborns. In some cases patients may not even be aware of it ...