terbutaline shot at 37.6 weeks?
I was having contractions 2-3 mins apart from 7:30 last night till about 5:00 this morning while in triage(L&D) and I dilated a cm while there but they weren't wanting to admit me so they gave me a terbutaline and morphine shot for pain. They did NOT tell me it would stop my contractions! I'm not Preterm so I don't understand why they would purposely stop labor. Frustrated but I get to see my ob tomorrow to raise hell. Anyone else experience same kind of thing?
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Ohhh I would be livid!! Sounds like the on call doc was being a lazy piece of you know what and didn't want to ruin his/her weekend plans... Outrageous!
@BkE913 I was thinking the same thing
What it says: "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that injectable terbutaline should not be used in pregnant women for prevention or prolonged treatment (beyond 48-72 hours) of preterm labor in either the hospital or outpatient setting because of the potential for serious maternal heart problems and death. The agency is requiring the addition of a Boxed Warning and Contraindication to the terbutaline injection label to warn against this use. In addition, oral terbutaline should not be used for prevention or any treatment of preterm labor because it has not been shown to be effective and has similar safety concerns."
It goes on to say, "Although it may be clinically deemed appropriate based on the healthcare professional's judgment to administer terbutaline by injection in urgent and individual obstetrical situations in a hospital setting, the prolonged use of this drug to prevent recurrent preterm labor can result in maternal heart problems and death."
If they attempt to administer it again, I would definitely raise some questions!
@fingerscrossed thank you. Ill be looking into that before my appt this morning. Just one more thing to tack on to the "mia is angry" list.