Not exact matches
If
induction or Pitocin is used any time during
labor, the contraction strength is increased beyond the body's control and more pressure can be put
on the baby's head for longer periods of time.
Because of this tendency for inaccuracy, it's not a great idea to have an
induction of
labor based
on the predicted size of your baby.
The FDA does not have specific trials
on Cytotec for
labor induction because the company that makes the drug did not apply for the approval.
Inductions don't always succeed in bringing
on labor.
Simpson, K., G. Newman, and O. Chirino, Patients» perspectives
on the role of prepared childbirth education in decision making regarding elective
labor induction.
Induction of
labor is used when medically indicated that your baby is safer
on the outside than
on the inside.
If you've undergone
induction of
labor or gone into
labor on your own but your baby will not deliver for some reason (such as a disparity between the size of your baby's head and the size of your pelvis) you may require a C - section.
Induction of
labor has recently been
on the rise for purposes of convenience or to accommodate busy schedules.
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Doctors will push
induction, often weeks prior to your due date, if baby measures larger than expected - and won't be very happy about you
laboring and birthing at home
on your own time (and baby's).
But if you are like the majority of women who do not have reasons for
induction, the safest option for you and your baby is to wait for
labor to begin
on its own.
It was a quick
labor and delivery, with only four hours from when my
induction started to when my baby was born, and from that moment
on, I started to wonder if a third birth would be too fast for an epidural.
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We recruited women from our antenatal clinic
on the same day that they were given an appointment for
labor induction for nonurgent reasons.
Plus, when your body is undergoing forced
labor through
induction, it could go
on longer than natural
labor would - prolonging the pain!
One Day 13, with no sign of
labor starting
on its own, my husband and I headed to the hospital for an
induction.
(12 % of whom were sexual abuse survivors) found no significant differences between survivors and non-abused women
on rates of cesarean sections,
induction / augmentation of
labor, anesthesia use or failure to progress.
So there's no medical reason why you wouldn't, that means that you don't have high blood pressure, you don't have leaking amniotic fluid, any of those other things that would kind of necessitate an
induction or a C - section, you are otherwise healthy and you're just kind of going to let your
labor start
on its own.
How long it takes for
labor to start depends
on how ripe your cervix is when your
induction starts, the
induction techniques used and how your body responds to them.
Risky
labor inductions for «convenience» and all the complications associated with them — increased risk of prematurity, C - section, bladder and bowel injury, and maternal death — are now
on the rise all over the country.
Find out why it may be necessary to induce
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Effect of coitus at term
on length of gestation,
induction of
labor, and mode of delivery.
Talk to any natural birth advocate and he or she is bound to start in
on the evils of
labor induction.
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.
Robin Kaplan: Unless a mother is in the natural birth community, or birthing with a midwife, it is very common that she will hear that birth interventions, such as epidurals and
inductions, will not have a negative effect
on her
labor, her baby, or her baby's ability to breastfeed.
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So, here is how it went...
On my due date (a Tuesday), my husband and I went to see our OB and I was not dilated yet, I was told that we would schedule an
induction 10 days past my due date, but could very possibly go into
labor naturally before then.
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.
While castor oil's effects
on labor induction are still debated, the consumption of castor oil by pregnant woman has been shown to induce nausea.
On the day I went into
labor I was previously scheduled to go into the hospital anyway for a potential
induction since I was over a week passed my due date.
I am also 39.2 weeks, except i'm trying to get her out before the weekend I will be doing acupuncture for
labor induction tomorrow, followed by a long walk while sipping
on labor tea.
This went
on for the next half - hour, the
inductions of sickness coming and going at an ever - quickening pace, as if I was entering into the advanced stages of
labor.
The plaintiff, a 28 - year - old nulliparous woman, presented to the hospital for
labor induction at 41.3 weeks gestation
on the evening of 8/15/09.
We got the call telling us his birthmom was in
labor on April 30th and could we be there the next day for her
induction??
According to the doctor there are no signs that I will go into
labor in the next week, so he scheduled me for an
induction on Wednesday if nothing happens before then.