Assertion: oxytocin | /r/CapableOf | speed up labor
Facets:
value: in pregnant women
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Pitocin can be a useful way to start or speed up labor, but the drug does have some downsides.
text: Pitocin (US) or Syntocinon (Aus) is a synthetic version of oxytocin used to induce or augment (speed up) labour.
text: When Pitocin is used to augment, or speed up labour, the more intense contractions aren’t always effective in speeding up dilation.
text: Oxytocin can trigger or strengthen uterine contractions, thereby speeding up the labor.
text: When labor stalls or when inducing labor with Pitocin is medically necessary (more on that below), Pitocin is used to jump start or speed up labor.
text: Oxytocin is a drug commonly used to induce or speed up labour in pregnant women.