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History of Medicine Society Lecture: History of the Induction of Labor

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Did you know? 

A fungus that grows on rye plants was used as early as 600 BC to induce labor? 

Oxytocin ( Pitocin®) has only been widely available since 1983

Come learn about the history of induction of labor over the ages!

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