Well, the journal of duh strikes again – it’s being reported that induction increases the c-section rates for first time moms. This is nothing new to those of us who have been around the birth world for awhile, but the medical acknowledgment of this is still rewarding. The issue really relates to what do we do now?
If we take this study and put it on the shelf, not changing the practices that have led to the high induction rates – does it really matter? And just what can the birth activist do to help lower induction rates, particularly the elective, “I’m tired of being pregnant.” inductions?
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