Moderate grade evidence demonstrated an equivalent or lower
rate of labor inductions, higher success with vaginal births after previous cesarean sections, lower rates of NICU admissions and higher rates of breastfeeding.
Natural: Nipple Stimulation is a natural
form of labor induction that can be done manually or with an electric breastfeeding pump.
As the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reports in their 2009 Revised
Guidelines of Labor Induction, the first step of an induction is the «ripening» (or dilation) of the cervix.
Atkinson, M. W., Guinn, D., Owen, J., and Hauth, J. C. Does magnesium sulfate affect the
length of labor induction in women with pregnancy - associated hypertension?
«Significant changes in clinical practice have seen an increase in planned births before 39 - 40 completed weeks» gestation from an increased use of primary and repeat cesarean section and a greater use
of labor induction.