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Category Archives: Induction
No Room at the Inn – Christmas Inductions
If you’re listening to any number of people who are due in the next few weeks and trying to get an induction, what you hear a lot of, is “I’m calling to get a bed for induction, but they are … Continue reading
Posted in Hospital Birth, Induction
Tagged Christmas induction, elective induction, Hospital Birth
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Is induction right for you? (Free Webinar)
Lamaze International is hosting a free webinar on deciding if induction of labor is the right decision for you. This online webinar is geared towards moms. Be sure to pass this alone to your friends and family as well. This … Continue reading
Posted in Induction, Lamaze International
Tagged Induction, Lamaze International, webinar
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National Prematurity Awareness Month
Many hospitals are enacting policies to prevent preterm deliveries by banning elective birth before 39 weeks. Some have policies, some have enforcement or recommendations and others just do education. Guess which works the best? What’s being done in your area? … Continue reading
Posted in Induction, March of Dimes, Prematurity
Tagged Induction, March of Dimes, National Prematurity Awareness Month, Prematurity
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Activist in Training: Mary D.
This week in our Biopsychology of Birth class, we discussed the tools used in labor and some of the birth fads that have come and gone (or stuck around). One of the topics we discussed was induction of labor. We … Continue reading
Posted in Induction, Obstetricial Interventions
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Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Cesarean Section, Induction
Tagged c-section, first time moms, Induction, journal, study
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It can wait for tomorrow…
I had one of those days where I had a list of things to do while out on the town, had my 10 month old in tote, and because of forces out of my control, got none of them done. … Continue reading
Posted in Cesarean Section, Induction, Labor and Birth, Obstetricial Interventions
Tagged cesarean, Induction
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