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Induce- why?
Just a simple question. I am
from Europe and I see so many massages on this app about being induced. But what strikes me the most is that in the U.S. inducing is normal, even when you are hardly over due. Anybody know why? My first baby was born with 41 weeks and 2 days, natural birth. Nobody even started talking about being induced.
Just wondering, because I am pregnant and 38 weeks now and I see messages about being fet up with it (normal feeling - same for me) but there is no end in sight for me. Just waiting.
from Europe and I see so many massages on this app about being induced. But what strikes me the most is that in the U.S. inducing is normal, even when you are hardly over due. Anybody know why? My first baby was born with 41 weeks and 2 days, natural birth. Nobody even started talking about being induced.
Just wondering, because I am pregnant and 38 weeks now and I see messages about being fet up with it (normal feeling - same for me) but there is no end in sight for me. Just waiting.
I'm in the UK, and here it's only for medical reasons like pre eclampsia, gestational diabietes (huge baby over 9+lb), over due by 2 weeks or more, but I have been told they would let you go over that if you've booked to have a home birth, etc....
Actual medical reasons, I saw someone say she was being induced so her doctor would be there, I suppose that's what you pay for, here you kinda get what your given.
Actual medical reasons, I saw someone say she was being induced so her doctor would be there, I suppose that's what you pay for, here you kinda get what your given.
And thanks for your comment. I agree with you.. I think all the stupid excuses to induce at an early stage are a tread for pregnant woman and their babies. The U.S. doesn't have a healthy system and our healthcare system is starting to look like it. That is why I am so interested. TG the maternity process/system is really good.
@AnnieBrooke have you not read the hundreds of posts on here about medically unnecessary inductions on or before due dates? I think it's happening FAR more than you are letting yourself believe.
While it's not for bar exams, the 'medical' reasons are just as flippant and non-research-based - 'big' babies - easily the most common (for goodness sake, one woman's post today is about her doctor inducing her early because her baby is 'too big for her' at 6 pounds), inductions so that baby doesn't swallow poo - what the heck?, because mum is not dilated at 38 weeks and doctor doesn't think she will before she's due (yep, read that one today too), because baby is too small and doctor wants it out to monitor it, because water broke 24 hours ago (72 is quite safe as long as staff keep their dirty fingers out of vaginas), because the doctor wants his weekend kept free because he's golfing. Some talk about routine membrane stripping at 38 weeks, and yet there is a higher stillbirth rate at 38 weeks than 42 weeks. Doctors treat the EDD (ESTIMATED due date) as a deadline to beat, not as a midpoint marker of full term. I can't take it. These are very rare medical reasons that are used on SO many normal women with uncomplicated pregnancies and the induction rate is climbing in the US, not dropping.
Inductions bring so many extra risks to birth (especially early induction, and especially for first time mothers). It makes me angry that it's seen as so normal. Especially as the infant mortality rate is so dismal but they keep doing it. I'm just confused as to how you have missed this and think it's declining. Perhaps you're in one of the better states that provide better maternity services (there are a couple out there), in which case, that's awesome, and lucky you!
While it's not for bar exams, the 'medical' reasons are just as flippant and non-research-based - 'big' babies - easily the most common (for goodness sake, one woman's post today is about her doctor inducing her early because her baby is 'too big for her' at 6 pounds), inductions so that baby doesn't swallow poo - what the heck?, because mum is not dilated at 38 weeks and doctor doesn't think she will before she's due (yep, read that one today too), because baby is too small and doctor wants it out to monitor it, because water broke 24 hours ago (72 is quite safe as long as staff keep their dirty fingers out of vaginas), because the doctor wants his weekend kept free because he's golfing. Some talk about routine membrane stripping at 38 weeks, and yet there is a higher stillbirth rate at 38 weeks than 42 weeks. Doctors treat the EDD (ESTIMATED due date) as a deadline to beat, not as a midpoint marker of full term. I can't take it. These are very rare medical reasons that are used on SO many normal women with uncomplicated pregnancies and the induction rate is climbing in the US, not dropping.
Inductions bring so many extra risks to birth (especially early induction, and especially for first time mothers). It makes me angry that it's seen as so normal. Especially as the infant mortality rate is so dismal but they keep doing it. I'm just confused as to how you have missed this and think it's declining. Perhaps you're in one of the better states that provide better maternity services (there are a couple out there), in which case, that's awesome, and lucky you!
I think it just depends on the doctor and the situation. I'm 36+5 with preeclampsia and my doc is still recommending bed rest over an induction (it's not very severe). My sister in law was induced December 18th only because she was due on the 25th and didn't want to be in the hospital on christmas
Which country are you from? If you're Dutch I envy you, the system there is awesome!
Watch the business of being born. Explains why the states have soo many births by c section or induction
Its so that the baby dosent suffer from choking on its own poo and so that they don't get too big to fit your vagina when you push and to avoid a lot of complications altogether really. Some say go natural and wait it out. I didn't and honestly I was too excited to have her at 42 weeks and I don't regret it one bit. But if u can wait it out just wait and let your body do its thing naturally but don't go way too over due !
I think getting induced is less common than it used to be. Dan Quayle's wife, years ago, got comment in the media because she had gotten induced in order to be able to take her bar exam. Even then getting induced for a reason like that (just the mother's convenience) was considered to be kind of over-the-top. Nowadays, I've never heard of a doctor who would induce for such a reason, it would be considered borderline malpractice.
On the other hand, I do know that doctors in the U.S. will induce if the woman is showing some medical reason why it would be better for the baby to be out than in, though they won't do it very much earlier than term.
On the other hand, I do know that doctors in the U.S. will induce if the woman is showing some medical reason why it would be better for the baby to be out than in, though they won't do it very much earlier than term.
It's because this is a predominantly US app and the US maternity system is majorly SCREWED. US is 44th in the world for infant mortality, comparable to countries like Serbia, Croatia, Cyprus, Cuba.
It means a lot of the maternity care is based on hospital crowding and litigation rather than evidence based practice... Which means doctors are eager to get patients in and out of birthing rooms as quickly as possible, and as medically controlled as possible, rather than as safely as possible. Hence, induction at first chance. Sad state of affairs when mums have to push doctors away (sometimes literally!) just to have a safer birth.
It means a lot of the maternity care is based on hospital crowding and litigation rather than evidence based practice... Which means doctors are eager to get patients in and out of birthing rooms as quickly as possible, and as medically controlled as possible, rather than as safely as possible. Hence, induction at first chance. Sad state of affairs when mums have to push doctors away (sometimes literally!) just to have a safer birth.
Im being induced to complications...i think with our lifestyles in the u.s being so unhealthy plays a major part in why we might have higher rates of inducing. Just a thought tho
I am being induced because I am very small and baby is 6 and a half pounds. He doesnt want her getting too big because I wouldn't be able to push her out without complications or a c section. So it depends on your situation I guess.
I feel that it's the doctors that push it the most, because one I believe they get paid more for it and it's more convenient for them. Not all but a lot of doctors. Not 100% sure but that's my feelings on it
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