Pitocin and ADHD

New research suggests that a possible risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may have its roots in the use of pitocin for labor induction.
According to experts, attention deficit hyperactitivity disorder (ADHD) currently affects between 3-5% of children today. Scientists would agree that there is no known method of preventing ADHD in children, yet there is new research that may shed light on the relationship between this disorder and what the mother is exposed to during childbirth.

Link Between ADHD and Pitocin
Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at Colorado State University examined the medical records from 172 women from diverse regions across the country who had given birth between three and 25 years ago.

Since there is a strong familial predictor of ADHD as well as gender (it is more common among males), researchers also examined both in their study. Along with the use of pitocin during labor, the scientists included 16 other obstetric interventions or complications to see whether or not any showed links to ADHD.





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