Katie Spinks
Mother and birth-injury advocate who shares a personal story of a mismanaged Pitocin induction resulting in her daughter’s severe brain injury; doula and childbirth educator who speaks about informed consent and obstetric interventions.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 58min
"Pitocin Gave My Daughter Brain Damage": The Risks Moms Should Know | Katie Spinks
Katie Spinks, a mother, doula, and birth-injury advocate, shares her experience after a Pitocin induction led to her daughter’s severe brain injury. She describes induction decisions, lack of informed consent, uterine hyperstimulation, emergency delivery, and lifelong caregiving challenges. The conversation covers preventability, hospital responses, and concrete questions and alternatives parents should know before agreeing to induction.
