five THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AN INDUCTION

FIVE THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT AN INDUCTION in the Annapolis Area.

Should a first time mom who is about to hit 41 weeks get a medical induction who is otherwise healthy and has no pregnancy complications and no medical indication for induction? I think that’s a no from me, friends. Every situation has its own reasonings and I can’t give medical advice. I’m a doula, not a doctor.

BUT I’m not talking about those situations where someone is conned or bullied into an induction because they “didn’t know any better”—a phrase I hear from so many second time moms who hire me for their second baby after having a mess of a labor with their first. The system is kind of set up for first time moms to be held to the whims of the medical industrial complex unless she is fully informed (which falls on her, unfortunately, and it can be hard to know who to trust with ALLLLL the information out there) and prepared (which the doctors don’t usually talk about what to expect in those 15 minute -you-peed-in-a-cup-and-got-weighed-appointments).

I’m talking about when someone has different pregnancy complications like gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, severe polyhydramnios, etc. Legitimate medical reasons to change up your birth plan and do what’s best for mom and baby. When you need to be induced because it’s actually what’s safest for you, here’s what you need to know: