The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter.

Cerna had a normal pregnancy, and everything was going well. But her labor wasn’t moving fast enough, so doctors at Ascension ...

RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A victory for a Racine family. The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter. Now, almost six ...

But her labor wasn’t moving fast enough, so doctors at Ascension All Saints Hospital gave her Pitocin, the synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin, to speed things along. The drug is often used ...