More Risks When Inducing Labor
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Thursday June 24, 2010Over at The Stir, Cynthia Dermody reports on the most recent study to highlight the risks of labor induction. With 7,800 first-time mothers involved in the project, the research found that voluntary induction doubled the odds of C-sections. As Dermody puts it, “When the body isn’t ready for labor on its own, it often doesn’t behave the way we’d like it to, and other complications arise, forcing moms to go under the knife to finish what was started prematurely.”
Though C-sections are generally a safe medical procedure, there are risks involved. Also, it’s been found that children born from Cesareans are more likely to develop health complications such as asthma, allergies, and other immune-related afflictions, simply because they are missing out on that final dose of mom’s bacteria, administered when leaving the birth canal naturally. In other words, the microbes found in vaginal fluids actually help “treat” your baby to a dose of antibodies on their way out into the world. Obviously, surgically-removed babies do no benefit from this.
Sometimes labor induction is an entirely necessary thing that saves the life of both mother and baby. However, more and more often these days, moms are electing for labor induction due to scheduling conflicts or overly-involved birth plans. While its always good to make deadlines, this is just one thing that really should be left up to nature.
Below is a link to the video Tori Kropp, RN, posted regarding the risks of induced birth.
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