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Please try again. Something went wrong on our side, please try again. Show references Wing DA. Induction of labor. Accessed April 25, Frequently asked questions. Labor induction, also known as inducing labor, is the jumpstarting of uterine contractions before natural labor occurs, with the goal of a healthy vaginal delivery.
Healthcare providers, doctors, and midwives might suggest inducing labor for a number of reasons — both medical and nonmedical elected. A healthcare provider, doctor, or midwife will evaluate your health and the health of your baby at all prenatal appointments.
At later appointments, this may include checking your cervix and considering the overall picture to determine whether or not you or baby are at risk and labor induction is needed.
Or perhaps you live a far distance from your hospital, and it would be prudent to control the timing of your labor and delivery. There are many methods of labor induction, and what works for one woman or one delivery, may not work for another. A doctor or midwife can use medicines and other means to assist in opening the cervix and stimulate contractions. Some methods include:. Every labor progresses at its own pace.
If your cervix is soft and ripe, a gentle push may be all you need to jumpstart those contractions. If your cervix needs more time, it may take days before delivery occurs. An induced labor can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days.
It all depends on how ripe the cervix is at time of induction and how well your body responds to the method chosen for induction. Contractions can start within 30 minutes of taking oxytocin, and most women will begin labor within hours after their water breaks.
All healthcare providers should allow you 24 hours or more of the early phase of labor before considering the induction a bust and moving forward with other interventions. If you and your baby are healthy and doing well after a failed induction, you might be sent home and asked to reschedule the induction for a later date. Yes, that can actually happen.
A first-time mother whose cervix is not ready for labor has an increased chance of the induction leading to a cesarean delivery, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This is why asking questions see below — especially about the condition of your cervix — is so important. Throughout the induction process, your healthcare provider, doctor, or midwife will monitor you and your baby to determine whether or not an assisted vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery is necessary.
Before you agree to be induced, consider finding out the following from your healthcare provider:. Induced labour can be started in several ways. Your doctor will discuss with you what your options are as well as any possible risks to you or your baby. Inducing labour allows women to deliver their baby normally by stimulating labour contractions.
There are several medical and surgical techniques which can be used. Read more on Parenthub website. Read more on Better Health Channel website. A stretch and sweep or membrane sweep is a relatively gentle way of trying to start labour. Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks or around days from the first day of your last period, however some women go overdue.
Read about the different types of intervention. Learn more about labour complications. It is a medical emergency that requires immediate intervention. Find out why here. Every labour and birth is unique and unpredictable, making it difficult to plan. It is common for women to feel some level of anxiety during pregnancy; perhaps about their changing body, the health of their baby or concerns about the birth.
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