Diet and nutrition are an important part of living well with kidney disease. As your kidney disease progresses, your dietary needs will likely change as well. Click on the appropriate stage below to learn more about diet and kidney disease.
Tocolytics are drugs that minimize the strength and number of contractions. Although an ideal goal would be to stop preterm labor completely, the most that can be reasonably expected from current tocolytics is a delay of 48 hours. This delay allows time for treatment with steroids and antibiotics.
Although Pitocin (oxytocin) is not expected to cause birth defects, this does not mean it is completely safe for use during pregnancy. PitocinÂ® (oxytocin) is a prescription medication used to stimulate or improve contractions of the uterus in women who are pregnant so labor and delivery can occur.