Shannon, a 28-year-old, has been in the first stageof labor for 15 hours. Her uterine

Chapter 9, Problem 26

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Shannon, a 28-year-old, has been in the first stageof labor for 15 hours. Her uterine contractions areweak, and her labor is not progressing normally.Shannon and her doctor desire a vaginal delivery,so the physician orders that Pitocin (a syntheticoxytocin) be infused. What is the effect of this hor-mone?

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