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Induction
Induction of labor is offered when the
physician feels the baby is safer outside your womb or when the mother
asks for one. The decision
to allow a doctor to induce labor is very important. Induction
often leads to other interventions and ultimately a Cesarean section if
the procedure fails. While there are valid medical reasons for
induction, in order to give your informed consent, it is vital that you
learn as much as possible about the procedure itself as well as your
doctor's reason for wanting to induce. Simply being past your due
date, in my opinion, is a very poor reason to induce.
- Misoprostol (Cytotec)
for Labor Induction: A Cautionary Tale
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Methods for Cervical Ripening and Induction From the American Academy
of Family Physicians, this website offers technical information and
photos.
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CIMS
Fact Sheet on Induction The Coalition for Improving Maternity
Services' fact sheet on induction.
- ACOG Practice Guidelines for Induction
This article discusses the history of induction, the Bishop
Scale for cervical ripeness, common procedures and common medical
reasons to induce.
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