Did you use natural methods for
inducing labor without drugs?
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.
Not exact matches
She points out that women who go into
labor without being
induced can usually spend the early portion at home, moving around as they feel most comfortable.
She was
induced and was trying to endure
labor without pain medication, but after about 8 hours she decided to get an epidural.
We were basically there to get her to admit us for
inducing as the
labor kept fizzling out and we were too exhausted from a long prelabor, a night of more active
labor, and then an entire day
without sitting or lying down for rest.
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 delay.
Although a rupture is more likely after
labor is
induced with one of these products (or speeded up with Pitocin), some ruptures have developed
without the use of either.
But you should be able to deliver a healthy baby
without complications and
without inducing labor.
It's supposed to aid in going into
labor on your own
without needing to be
induced.