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If your labor doesn't start on its own, your practitioner can use medication and other techniques to bring on (or induce) contractions. She can use some of the same methods to augment, or speed up, your labor if it stops progressing for some reason. Find out what to do if you have to deliver your baby before you get to the hospital. Labor complication: Big baby (macrosomia). Find out what causes macrosomia and what recovery will be like. Labor is likely to be induced: 1  When a complication develops such as: hypertension, preeclampsia, heart disease, gestational diabetes, or bleeding during pregnancy. 2  If the baby is in danger of not getting enough nutrients and oxygen from the placenta. However, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), labor should be induced only when it is more risky for the baby to remain inside the mother’s uterus than to be born. Sometimes labour can be induced if your baby is overdue or if there is any sort of risk to you or your baby's health. This risk could be if you have a health condition such as high blood pressure, for example, or if your baby is failing to grow. You may be offered an induction if you have a condition that means it will be safer to have your baby sooner, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or obstetric cholestasis. If this is the case, your doctor and midwife will explain your options to you so you can decide whether or not to have your labour induced. 1 In this case, you'll be induced to decrease the risk of infection to your uterus and your baby, which is more of a concern once your membranes have ruptured. ( 2 However, if your baby is still very premature, your practitioner may hold off on inducing labor.). Find out what to do if you have to deliver your baby before you get to the hospital. Labor complication: Big baby (macrosomia). Find out what causes macrosomia and what recovery will be like. If your waters break before 34 weeks, you will be offered induction only if there are other factors that suggest it's the best thing for you and your baby. If your waters break between 34 and 37 weeks, your doctor and midwife should discuss your options with you before you come to a decision about having an induction. You may be offered an induction if you have a condition that means it will be safer to have your baby sooner, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or obstetric cholestasis. If this is the case, your doctor and midwife will explain your options to you so you can decide whether or not to have your labour induced. If you decide not to have your labour induced, it's likely that you'll go into labour on your own before 42 completed weeks. That's if your due date is based on a dating scan (NCCWCH 2008b, NHS Choices 2015) . Your baby is still very likely to be born safe and well at this stage. Yes, it's very common. Most babies arrive between 37 weeks and 41 weeks of pregnancy, usually within a week on either side of their expected due date (HSCIC 2015, NHS Choices 2015) . On the flip side, it's very common for twins, and particularly triplets, to arrive before 37 weeks of pregnancy (NCCWCH 2011) . How labour is induced. If you're being induced, you'll go into the hospital maternity unit. Contractions can be started by inserting a tablet (or pessary) or gel into the vagina. Induction of labour may take a while, particularly if the cervix (the neck of the uterus) needs to be softened with pessaries or gels. You may be offered an induction if you have a condition that means it will be safer to have your baby sooner, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or obstetric cholestasis. If this is the case, your doctor and midwife will explain your options to you so you can decide whether or not to have your labour induced. 1 Your water breaks and your labor doesn't start on its own. 2  In this case, you'll be induced to decrease the risk of infection to your uterus and your baby, which is more of a concern once your membranes have ruptured. ( 3 However, if your baby is still very premature, your practitioner may hold off on inducing labor.). Find out what to do if you have to deliver your baby before you get to the hospital. Labor complication: Big baby (macrosomia). Find out what causes macrosomia and what recovery will be like. Labor induction is usually a safe procedure, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that a woman doesn't elect to induce labor before 39 weeks gestation. For some women, it may not be wise to induce labor. Your doctor will be able to tell you if the procedure is right for you.  Reasons Not to Induce. Being a little late -- just past 40 weeks -- is not a reason to induce. There's no benefit until you’re 41 weeks or beyond. While doctors used to induce women thought to be carrying a large baby, there's no evidence that it helps the baby or the mom. Induction is very common -- 1 out of 4 women in the U.S. starts labor with induction. Many times it's done for medical reasons. But some women are induced for convenience, either their own or their doctor's or midwife's.
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