Inducing labor

[coco4cloth]

I always assumed inducing labor increases your risk for c-section. Am I right? If so do you have any links.

[Emilie]

Short answer- YES.

I don't have a link- but yes... it does.

[JanetF]

Suspect Diagnoses Come with Biophysical Profiling
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/biophysical.asp

Elective induction of labour.
http://www.hencigoer.com/articles/elective_induction/

Big baby: is induction of labour necessary?
http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregna...,,8nbq,00.html

QLD Maternity Review 2005

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/publica...20caesarean%22

The notion of a cascade of interventions has been explored by research and is supported by perinatal data. Among women whose pregnancies were otherwise low risk [they mean one baby, head down, mother aged 20-35, no other problems] whose labour was induced in 2002, the incidence of caesarean birth was more than one and a half times higher than among women with low-risk pregnancies whose labour was not induced. Among women whose pregnancies were low-risk who had an epidural for pain relief, the incidence of caesarean birth was more than three times higher than among women with low-risk pregnancies who did not have an epidural for pain relief.

So, translated, get induced and have 1.5 times the chance of a c-sec that you otherwise would, have an epidural as well and more than treble that chance! Sheesh, scary!