A common decision today's parents will face during childbirth is birth
induction. A birth induction happens when the labor of a pregnant woman is
artificially started. Today's parents need to know why it is important to
avoid birth induction and why it is important to allow labor to begin
normally and naturally without any interference. Here are the reasons you
would want to avoid induction in childbirth:
1. If you induce the birth of your baby you will be at risk of delivering a
premature baby. New studies are showing that babies who are even slightly
premature have more problems at birth and beyond. There is no proven health
benefit to forcing your baby from the womb before your baby has had enough
time to properly develop. Even in the last few days before the birth of your
baby, last minute finishing touches are ongoing. The final layers of fat are
placed, the lungs are receiving the finishing touches even as you are going
through labor. All of this will help your baby to be comfortable in a change
of environment. Your baby will most likely be ready ten days after your
estimated due date, especially if you are a first time mother. There are no
studies showing any benefit whatsoever to artificially starting labor and
there are many studies showing the risk of premature birth to every baby.
Wait for your labor to begin normally and naturally.
2. If you induce your labor, your labor will become more painful and
prolonged. Your contractions will be too long, too strong and too close
together causing your baby to have difficulty breathing and your
contractions to be less effective.
3. If you induce your labor you may not be ready physiologically or
emotionally to give birth without your baby signaling to your body the exact
time it is ready and able to labor. Inducing labor, by any means, will
cause unnecessary stress on your body and your baby.
4. If you induce your labor, your baby may experience harm caused by the
mechanical force of the artificial contractions that can damage your baby's
brain and affect your baby's ability to breathe.
5. If you induce your labor you may be at risk of secondary infertility due
to the increase of the risk of damage to your uterus caused by uterine
rupture.
6. If you induce your labor you may be at risk of bleeding throughout your
labor and after childbirth because of the damage caused to your uterus by
the induction drugs creating a greater difficulty in caring for the new baby
along with the increased possibility of prolonged postnatal depression
caused by the induction drugs.
7. If you induce your labor you will not be able to experience a natural
birth due to the increased pain during labor. The narcotics used in a
epidural cross the placenta and cause increased stress on your baby as the
narcotics hit your baby's immature liver and brain causing a decrease in the
cardiac and brain function. Your baby will find it hard to breathe because
of this. Your baby will have great difficulty breastfeeding because of the
afterlife of the narcotics. Very few women are able to have an induced birth
without additional drugs to handle the increased pain from the artificial
contractions.
8. If you induce your labor you will unknowingly trigger a cascade of
medical interventions like, strong medications to force your cervix open,
multiple narcotic drugs for increased pain, continuous fetal monitoring,
forceps delivery or the use of a vacuum extractor; when the attempt at the
induction fails.
9. If you induce your labor you will become a high risk for emergency
cesarean delivery, (as high as 50%) as many induced labors fail and leave
both mom and baby in medical distress. In the case of an extreme medical
emergency, for either mom or baby, consider bypassing induction and going
right to a cesarean section. Adding induction drugs to an already stressed
mother and baby may cause additional damages to both. Allowing a woman to
labor naturally before a cesarean section will help to further develop the
baby's lungs.
10. If you don't induce your labor, and allow your labor to begin normally;
your labor will be less painful, your labor will be shorter and more
productive, (your body will be ready for it), your baby will be able to
breathe, you will reduce your risk of cesarean section, you will reduce the
health costs associated with your birth, you will have less need for pain
medication, you will have a shorter delivery, you will have a faster
recovery and you and your baby will be healthier as a result. Your baby will
breastfeed more easily and you will find it easier to bond and attach to
your new baby. If you are anxious about your baby's arrival, make sure
everything is ready for the baby's arrival, the house is clean, groceries
are purchased, banking done, extra food prepared, official registration
papers for your baby and the myriad of other things you will need to take
care of at this time. Avoiding a labor induction is one of the best secrets
to having a safe and gentle labor and delivery for both mother and baby.
Secrets Newsletter 2008. Gail J. Dahl, "Pregnancy & Childbirth Secrets".
This book is a valuable gift for every new parent parent and is available
across North America at all major bookstores. For more great secrets go to
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of childbirth education if references are included. The information
contained in or provided through this publication is intended for general
consumer understanding and education only and is not intended to be, and is
not provided as, a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or
treatment. Always seek the advice of your midwife, physician, nurse or other
qualified health care provider before you undergo any treatment or for
answers to any questions you may have regarding any medical condition.
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