"Elective induction" refers to the intentional decision to start or induce labor in pregnant women without any medical necessity.
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Looking behind the Curtain A recent study of
elective induction at term purports to show that it would reduce perinatal mortality without affecting spontaneous birth rates, although it would increase admission to a special neonatal care unit if done before 41 weeks, which contradicts the current belief that elective delivery at 39 weeks poses no excess risk.
Fit Pregnancy reports first - time mothers who are induced have higher rates of cesareans than those who aren't induced citing a study in which 12 percent of mothers who went into labor on their own needed a C - section while 23.4 percent of those who are medically induced did and 23.8 percent of those who
chose elective induction did.
There is also a major push among organizations, such as March of Dimes, to discourage high - intervention procedures, such
as elective inductions.
The Birthful Podcast: Episode # 141 Today we are taking a close look at a recently released research, the ARRIVE trial abstract that
suggests elective inductions at 39 weeks could reduce the cesarean rate.
My turn — 39
week elective inductions, early epidurals with both, formula fed, never co-slept (both babies slept in their rooms from birth which were on a different floor from mine), no baby - wearing, and I was back to work at 3 1/2 weeks at a 60 - 100 hour / week job.
Today we are taking a close look at a recently released research, the ARRIVE trial abstract that suggests
elective inductions at 39 weeks could reduce the cesarean rate.
Although
avoiding elective induction is the healthiest choice for you and your baby, in case a medical need for induction arises during your pregnancy, you'll want to know your doctor's policies.
Elective Induction at Term Reduces Perinatal Mortality without Increasing Operative Delivery?
Other than furthering the schism between the medical and natural childbirth camps, news that
elective induction at 39 weeks prevents adverse outcomes could place a strain on hospitals.
Another issue is social or
elective induction.
My elective induction was awesome and we are both totally healthy.
A decade ago we started hearing about celebrities choosing their due date and having
elective inductions.
A more helpful study would randomize women to
elective induction or spontaneous labor and then compare subsequent postpartum mood disorders.
Known as
an elective induction, it should be scheduled at the place where you plan to deliver no earlier than 39 weeks.
In a study with more than 6,100 pregnant women across the country, researchers randomly assigned half of the women to an expectant management group (waiting for labor to begin on its own and intervening only if problems occur) and the other half to a group that would undergo
an elective induction (inducing labor without a medical reason) at 39 weeks of gestation.
Lower rates of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension in
the elective induction group (9 %) as compared to the expectant management group (14 %)
Lower rates of cesarean birth among
the elective induction group (19 %) as compared to the expectant management group (22 %)