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OP,

Despite your heart condition, as long as your hyper tension is under control, I really don't see WHY you need to be induced at 39 weeks.

I suggest you seek a second opinion.

While it's true that anything after 38 weeks is considered full-term, there is research out there showing that babies benefit from coming out *when they want to come out*, instead of being induced before they're ready. Pregnancy is NOT a one size fits all kind of thing! Some babies need that extra time in the womb.

It is true that the risk of still birth dramatically increases AFTER 41 weeks. 40 weeks is fine. 41 weeks is fine. 42 weeks is very dangerous.

I would ask to be induced after the end of the full 40 weeks. Meanwhile, you can try all the old-wives methods to trigger your labour - the most efficient of which are intercourse and nipple stimulation.

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PLEASE stop giving medical advice out over the internet!  OP has a heart condition and pre-existing hypertension.  Her doctor is recommending induction because she wants to keep this high-risk mother and her baby alive.[/quote][/b]

+1  It sounds like the OB could have been more proactive in preparing OB for a 39 week induction but it doesn't sound like a convenience induction.  FWIW, my sister is a nurse specializing in cardiac ICU and outside of geriatric patients (who are the great majority), the most common type of patient she sees is women who had a heart problem due to pg/labor.  I wouldn't mess around with this.[/quote]

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