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Re: Inducing Labor
From: sharon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:40:51 -0500 (CDT)
what is the harm in inducing labor exactly on due date .why do doctors
wait for anotherf week or so before induction.I hope my knowledge that
on my due date I will be in my 40 week and not in 41 week is right
At Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote:
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>At Wed, 5 Jul 2000, sharon wrote:
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>>Hi ,
>>I am 40 weeks pregnant.My due date is 11th July.During an internal
>>examination that was done on me last week the doctor found that the baby
>>was quite high, the cervix was closed and the baby ahad not still
>>dropped in th pelvis region(enlightment)The doctor told me that if the
>>labor pains dont start ontheir own he will induce labor on the due
>>date.I have heard that the doctors generally wait for a week to 10 days
>>before inducing labor .Is this commojn.Is there something I can do so
>>that the pains start on their own before or on the due date.
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>Sharon,
>Traditionally, as long as things are going well, obstetricians have
>waited until 42 weeks to induce. More recently, there has been some
>data to suggest that problems related to the pregnancy going too long
>can begin to manifest at 41.5 weeks. Because of this, some obstetric
>providers have begun considering induction at 41 weeks instead of 42
>weeks. To induce at 40, without anything else going on and with what
>you describe as an "unripe" cervix is for somebody's convenience...
>Lynn
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>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
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