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[quote=Anonymous]If they fire you for not inducing at 39 weeks, and you are healthy and do not want to induce, then they are not the right practice for you.

There is an over emphasis on early induction right now. The arrive trial demonstrated that women who induced at 39 weeks were a couple percentage points less likely to have their induction lead to a c section than those women who induced at 40 weeks. It is not a significant difference and these few points have been way over magnified, in my opinion, to demonstrate that it is better to induce at 39 weeks. It is also just one study.

There is so much evidence out there that for most women who are having a healthy pregnancy that waiting for baby and mom to go into labor naturally is the highest indicator for a successful vaginal delivery.

If intervention is needed for medical reasons then of course it should be considered, but it should be mindfully used and paced out. So often women are pushed to accept intervention too early and at too high a dosage. If the body is not ready to labor this can lead to labor stalling and if interventions have been exhausted it ups the chances that a c section is needed.

I am oversimplifying a bit here but if you really did in to evidence based info on induction usage in this country you will find that our medical system is overusing intervention.

Trust your intuition and work with a practice that you feel safe with and with solid evidence based track record. [/quote]

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