Labour Induction (Not for me)

Three times I have been offered Labour Induction with no medical grounds. I find it appalling that this can be offered so easily and without informing me of the BENEFITS or RISKS. See the post on BRAIN acronym and in more detail how I have used it to challenge this here.

I ask you to read the NICE guidelines on labour induction here

This is an excerpt below from the website:

“Induced labour has an impact on the birth experience of women. It may be less efficient and is usually more painful than spontaneous labour, and epidural analgesia and assisted delivery are more likely to be required.

Induction of labour is a relatively common procedure. In 2004 and 2005, one in every five deliveries in the UK was induced. This includes induction for all medical reasons. When labour was induced using pharmacological methods (whether or not surgical induction was also attempted), less than two thirds of women gave birth without further intervention, with about 15% having instrumental births and 22% having emergency caesarean sections. Induction of labour has a large impact on the health of women and their babies and so needs to be clearly clinically justified.”