whats the name of the injection to help deliver placenta?

[juice]

as thead asks. is it common for the midwifes to use this or do they expect you do deliver it naturally
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[tissy]

syntocinon, I think

[TheMammy]

Is it Oxytocin?

[TheMammy]

I think I've got it mixed up with something else.

[schneebly]

syntometrine - close tissy!

[schneebly]

It is usually used unless you ask not to.

[tissy]

er, actually, \link{http://www.tiscali.co.uk/lifestyle/healthfitness/health_advice/netdoctor/archive/100002520.html\Syntometrine}.

I was close!

[Littlefish]

I put in my birth plan that I was happy to have the injection. It was actually my midwife who suggested that we wait and see how the labour went. If everything went well, and I had a natural delivery then she suggested I might like to think about delivering the placenta naturally. I didn't have the injection, and delivered the placenta really quickly and easily.

[juice]

cheers ladies

[Thomcat]

I din't have it, wasn't offered, but had a home birth with DD2 and really can't remember with DD1, don't think I was injected with her either though.

[expatinscotland]

i had it and it hurt like hell.

[MrsDoolittle]

I had it first time but I would'nt have known only for the whopping great bruise I had next day.

Second time I had to get out of the pool to deliver the placenta. I was given the choice after ds was bron in the pool. I decided to get it over and done with.

[PinkTulips]

make sure you tell them before the birth when your more clear headed if you don't want it. had a drug free birth and had planned a natural third stage but mw injected me without asking before i realised what she was up to.... too busy watching dd. really annoyed me and i had a PPH which i'm convinced was because of the bloody jab