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[quote=Anonymous]I was rotating doctors when one doctor recommended that I be induced at 39 weeks, based on the ARRIVE study. I looked into it, and spoke to a different doctor at my next appointment who thought that was pointless since my pregnancy has been healthy. The ARRIVE study that is changing the thinking on the risks of c-section following early induction most conclusively showed that participating in a study on c-section rates reduced c-section rates.  The c-section rate in the study was 18-21% compared to a national average that is around 32%.

I’m putting more faith in my doctor evaluating the health of MY pregnancy instead of a study of women in their mid-twenties. And I like to talk to my doctor about the absolute risk instead of worrying about extrapolated relative risk differences between a 24yo and a 40+yo.

Talk to your doctor. Headlines love to talk about relative risk because it sounds more dramatic than an increase in absolute risk that may or may not be statistically significant or apply to the circumstances of your pregnancy. [/quote]

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