Tag Can cold suppress oxytocin during childbirth

Exposure to cold in labor can suppress oxytocin, weaken contractions, and increase stress, impacting maternal comfort and newborn temperature stability.

Are Cold Labour Rooms Slowing Deliveries?

Mother holding newborn skin to skin in a warm hospital labour room after delivery

A Pharmacist Explains Why Warmth Matters More Than We Think In many hospitals across Pakistan, labour rooms and operation theatres are kept heavily air conditioned. For healthcare staff, this may feel routine. However, for labouring women, the experience can be…