This week on The Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast we’re going to dive into the topic of medical induction of labor. I’m going to talk about the reasons you might be induced and the various induction methods your provider may use.
But before we get into it, I want to quickly review what induction is, just in case you’re not quite sure! Induction of labor is exactly what it sounds like: you aren’t in labor yet so we put you into labor (or we attempt to push you into labor!) through different methods.
There comes a point in pregnancy where the risk of continuing the pregnancy is actually greater than the benefits of keeping baby inside. And that point can be different for different moms!
Keep listening to learn more about why you might need one and how we might do it.
If you want to keep learning about inductions here on the MLN podcast, go check out Episode 72: Help! What is an induction? and Episode 36 where you’ll hear a positive induction birth story from a fellow mom.
Questions covered in this episode:
- What is the difference between labor augmentation and labor induction?
- What are the reasons we induce labor?
- What is an elective induction?
- What medications are used to induce labor?
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