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Chapter 23 - Nipple Stimulation during Pregnancy

from Section 2 - Specific Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2022

By
Doron Kabiri ,
Gali Gordon  and
Yossef Ezra
Edited by
Dan Farine  and
Pablo Tobías González
Dan Farine
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Pablo Tobías González
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina de Parla, Madrid
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Summary

Stimulation of the nipple is known to release oxytocin from the pituitary gland, which in turn causes uterine contractions during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. In this chapter we present nipple stimulation as a method of induction of labor and as one of the available measures to deal with postpartum bleeding. We also include the available internet-based information on nipple stimulation in pregnancy.

Keywords

induction of labornipple stimulationpostpartum hemorrhagepregnancyoxytocin
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Sex and Pregnancy
From Evidence-Based Medicine to Dr Google
 , pp. 173 - 177
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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