On average, women who give birth with 24 hours of their water breaking are less likely to get an infection, meaning it can often be safer to
induce labor if it hasn't began after this time period has expired.
Not exact matches
It's necessary
if the mother is having an epidural or being
induced with Pitocin / Syntocinon (an artificial hormone used to jump - start
labor), for example.
If labor stalls, you don't get pressured to be
induce or told to go home; you just go to sleep and the midwife gets to be the one that comes and goes as needed.
If your bag of water is not breaking sometimes your provider will break the amniotic sac to help
induce and speed up
labor.
If you are well - informed and well - supported, no matter what the outcome of your birth (natural childbirth with no medical intervention, pain relief,
induced labor, or Caesarian birth) you are more likely to have a positive birth experience and to be more present to your newborn child.
Pitocin or prostaglandin
induced or augmented
labor (castor oil, cohosh or evening primrose [which have little,
if any, effect on active
labor or the baby] used PRIOR to
labor are acceptable)
As Dekker pointed out,
if hospital maternity wards are full with women being
induced, will there be enough room left for women who arrive already in
labor?
If you want to learn more about naturally
induced labor, here are tips on several ways to get
labor started.
IV fluids are commonly given during
labor, particularly
if you receive an epidural, are
induced or have a cesarean birth.
If you don't go into labor on your own, most healthcare providers will induce labor when you're between one and two weeks overdue — or sooner if there's an indication that the risk of waiting is greater than the risks of delivering your baby without further dela
If you don't go into
labor on your own, most healthcare providers will
induce labor when you're between one and two weeks overdue — or sooner
if there's an indication that the risk of waiting is greater than the risks of delivering your baby without further dela
if there's an indication that the risk of waiting is greater than the risks of delivering your baby without further delay.
Other benefits of doing squats to
induce labor include strengthening leg muscles, which will prove useful during the birthing process, and helping to reduce
labor time by 11 minutes (
if squatting when pushing during
labor).
Labor may be
induced early
if you suffer from severe PIH.
If your doctor feels that you have gone long enough in the pregnancy, he or she may
induce labor.
If the pregnancy goes beyond the 40th week, doctors may think to
induce labor.
If you are only a few days past your due date, doctors won't likely offer to
induce your
labor for a little while yet, until you are beyond 41 weeks.
Childbirth in a medical birth center means that a woman has access to pain medication during her
labor and delivery
if she chooses to avail herself of it,
labor will be
induced if the doctor doesn't feel it is going along as it should, and the mom will be hooked up to an electronic baby monitor for the entire process.
Here we're going to look at the three stages of
labor, as well as the need to
induce labor in some cases
if a pregnancy continues for too long.
But you see,
if labor is
induced, then babies aren't exposed to the flora in the right way, because... Yeah, I got nothing.
Nipple stimulation and breastfeeding can caused a woman's uterus to contract (which is why,
if you're attempting to naturally
induce labor, nipple stimulation is highly recommended).
If you
induce at 41 weeks, the proper comparator is expectant management at 41 weeks or even maybe induction at an earlier gestation, but not spontaneous
labor at an earlier gestation because demonstrably that did not happen.
However, once your water breaks, your baby can be more vulnerable to infection via your vagina, so, within 24 hours of your water breaking,
if you haven't gone into
labor, your doctor will most probably give you something to
induce labor.
Babies set their own schedule, but
if your due date has come and gone, here are eight ways you may be able to naturally
induce labor.
Some doctors may prefer to take a wait - and - see approach to see
if you go into
labor naturally, but depending on how you and the baby are doing, your doctor might suggest
inducing labor sometime soon.
If a pregnant mom doesn't want to get too close for comfort because of the bump, there are other methods and ways of getting exposure to prostaglandins to try to
induce early
labor.
If this mom was having a planned C - section or
induced labor, putting her on the schedule for the following day is just ludicrous.
For example,
if your doctor is considering
inducing labor for you or performing a c - section, have your guy there with you to discuss this.
If the doctor determines that it's not a good idea for the baby to stay in utero much longer, there are a few different ways a doctor can
induce labor, such as:
If this is the case for you, your practitioner may try to
induce labor again or opt for a C - section.
«It seems that,
if we are too cavalier about
inducing labor for the convenience of either the mother or the provider, we are ignoring the baby's essential contribution and asking him to participate even when he is not ready,» says Biddy Fein, CNM, who attends births at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
If your baby seems to be taking his own sweet time to make his entrance, you and your partner may be considering having
labor induced.
If you've gone over your due date and your practitioner has told you to pump as a means of
inducing labor, then that's fine.
Many pregnant women choose to have
labor induced, particularly
if they are past their due date or
if they are suffering from additional pregnancy complications.
If your
labor fails to progress, you'll need a c - section, since the whole reason you're being
induced is that your caregiver thinks it's important to get your baby delivered as soon as possible.
However,
if a woman is not
laboring on their timetable, instead of allowing the process to happen naturally, they start
inducing.
If this happens, you will officially be overdue and your doctor will
induce labor.
So do not rush to request induction of
labor, and
if a doctor suggests
inducing labor, ask why.
Doctors should not try to
induce labor unless there's a good medical reason — for example,
if a woman's membranes rupture (her «water breaks») and
labor doesn't start on its own,
if she has complications such as pre-eclampsia, or
if she is a week or more past her due date.
While there are no surefire techniques to coax your baby into the world (besides being
induced by a doc), there is some research to back up these natural ways to
induce labor —
if your body (and baby) is ready to cooperate.
And
if you learn all the little yet important developmental tasks that your baby accomplishes in the last weeks and days of pregnancy, maybe you will decide not to
induce labor unless medically necessary.
Trying to
induce labor before a woman's body is ready can sometimes increase the likelihood of surgical delivery
if labor doesn't progress.
Plus,
if you're nearing 40 weeks or more, these natural ways of trying to
induce labor can't hurt anyway, even
if they don't work.
Pitocin is the drug you will receive
if your healthcare practitioner determines that it is time to «
induce»
labor or help your body go into
labor.
However,
if labor is being
induced, it is because the baby is overdue and / or there is some other complication that is occurring.
If you won't go into
labor and your doctor wants to
induce you, they will give you pitcoin.
If the membrane ruptures spontaneously at term, it is likely that your healthcare provider will perform an emergent intervention that
induces labor within a period of 48 hours as this increases the chances of your baby being born healthy.
For example,
if one uterus goes into
labor, preterm
labor could be
induced in the other uterus.
If your health or that of your baby will be at risk if the pregnancy continues, inducing labor or having a cesarean may be the best option for you and your bab
If your health or that of your baby will be at risk
if the pregnancy continues, inducing labor or having a cesarean may be the best option for you and your bab
if the pregnancy continues,
inducing labor or having a cesarean may be the best option for you and your baby.
You may be
induced if you live far from where you're delivering or have had a previous short
labor because there's concern that you might not make it to the hospital or birthing center on time.
Many hospitals still prefer to play it safe and require continuous monitoring, especially
if the mom to be has an epidural or any high - risk conditions or
if she gets her
labor induced.
I wanted to avoid pain meds
if I could, despite being
induced, and my
labor was quick enough that it's a good thing I didn't want pain meds, cause there wasn't time for them anyway!