Yes its syntocinon, I had it with both my girls and still delayed the cord clamping....it only stimulates the uterus to contract not make your placenta come out straight away. I didnt plan to have the injection with my 3rd but the placenta came out (flopped on the floor) almost at the same time as the baby...scarey but it was a quick birth, so we didnt really get a chance to delay LOL


And a VERY good question re the drugs....i dont think that epis do anything to the baby but it would be interesting to see if the pros out weighed the cons if it was a pethidine shot??? You really dont want the baby being born flat from too much drugs but then you want the baby to get all the good stuff in the cord...... I HAVE NO IDEA, but would love to hear more