Tag How cold environments influence uterine contractions

Cold environments during labour can suppress oxytocin, reduce contraction efficiency, increase maternal stress, and slow labour while affecting newborn safety.

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…