induce labor
Ten days past my due date, I was tempted to try every old wives’ tale I came across to induce labor. I ended up taking a girlfriend’s advice and went out for a spicy Indian dinner; by the ... READ MORE
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Carla and Louis Gericke began planning for a family after returning from a trip around the world. The Gerickes, both in their 30s, may not know whether they will have a boy or girl or if they ... READ MORE
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It’s common knowledge within the medical community that in response to their busy lives, many celebrities, sports stars, high-powered executives and their partners quietly schedule their ... READ MORE
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Over the past 10 years, more and more women — for a myriad of reasons —have had some of the unknowns taken out of the labor and delivery process by having labor induced. In fact, the number ... READ MORE
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When you're feeling huge and miserable and rolling over in bed requires intervention, scheduling an induction like a hair appointment seems like a fabulous idea. But there's a lot to consider ... READ MORE
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that 20 percent to 40 percent of labors are induced—a number that, along with Cesarean-section rates, has doubled in the last ... READ MORE
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For low-risk women, common hospital practices such as labor induction do not improve health outcomes for mothers or babies and often cause harm. Electronic fetal monitoring (used in more than ... READ MORE
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In early June of this year, a Northern California mother-to-be faced a fiendish dilemma. Mindful that the Bible's Book of Revelation described 666 as the mark of the devil, she arranged to ... READ MORE
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