Navigating Induction Decisions: Is It Right for You?

The Birth Experience with Labor Nurse Mama

Trish dives into the subject of labor induction while offering expert guidance on making informed decisions on whether to be induced or not.

She covers these key topics around labor induction:

• Distinguishing between medical and elective reasons for labor induction.
• Risks and benefits of labor induction.
• The importance of making informed decisions.

Trish shares her own experiences and insights into the evolving practices around induction, including the impact of guidelines and studies such as the ARRIVE study.

As always, Trish emphasizes the importance of understanding options and strategies for making informed decisions.

“If you don’t know your options, you don’t have any” - Trish

Advocating for patient education and empowerment, Trish shares her birth classes & membership, highlighting the labor bat signal for personalized support in navigating induction decisions.

00:50 Is Induction Right for You?

02:37 Medical vs. Elective Reasons for Induction

04:01 Understanding The Induction

08:42 Making Informed Decisions on Labor Induction

11:37 Navigating Induction: Strategies and Support

15:13 The Power of Waiting: Embracing Natural Labor

16:35 Closing Thoughts: Fearless Birth Experience

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Next Steps with LNM:

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Remember, my advice is not medical advice. Always discuss what you learn with your team. See my Disclaimer here! Also, We make a small commission from some of the links (you don’t pay any more for using our links); however some of the recommendations, we do not earn anything; we love ’em and want you to know about them.