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What is the actual rule of thumb here? Do you automatically have a c-section if you’re induced…or is it just a greater RISK for someone going VBAC? Im due on Friday, and my doctor is out of town. THe only other person in the practice is a midwife, and she has the ability to not perform an emergency cesarean if my body fails at delivering naturally. So I am considering being induced, but I also really want to give birth vaginally if it is an option. Any experience?
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I know several people that were induced and had a perfectly normal vaginal birth.
All they do is give you a hormone that kick starts the contractions. Problems could arise from that, but none that I've ever seen. You might potentially be looking at a longer labor, since you're body has just been forced to give birth and did not get to prepare itself, but other than that, I don't see why you couldn't deliver vaginally.
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It kind of all depends, the hospital I am going to has a no-induction rule if you have had a previous c-section. So if I want a vbac (which I do) we have to let mom nature take it's course. I was induced at 38 weeks and never made it past 3 centimeters… I think they just jumped the gun on inducing me when my body wasn't ready. Not each induction leads to a c-section but if you had a previous c-section it's a higher chance you will have another.
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there is a greater risk of going VBAC becuase the muscles around the uterus are weak and so is the uterus where they opened it. So the chances of this rupturing is increased.
It is possible to have a VBAC i have heard of numerous women who have done this…its just that the risk increases
and NO induction does not mean you have to have a c-section
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It depends if this is your first. I think there’s more risk if it is. With my 3rd I had an induction and vbac. But I do know lots of ladies who were induced on their first and they were fine. It's always a risk. Ask your doctor. It IS NOT automatic that you get a csection if you are induced. Absolutely not.
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Induction need not cause a C-section.
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I was induced, and i had a vaginal delivery. Then again my son's heartrate kept going down because he wasnt having enough time in between contractions to recooperate. since my contractions were coming so often and so intense. they gave me a shot in my arm to slow them down, and he was fine afterwards.
If you are induced and you start having complications (like the babies heartrate isnt rising, or the baby is in distress… or even other problems) then yes you would have a c-section. if your doctor is going to be out of town, and the midwife cannot preform a c-section if needed, your best bet is to go to a hospital and deliver. just to be on the safe side if complications arise.
If you reach 41-42 weeks or a point where the health care provider feels it is important to check the well being of the baby, there are some tests that can be done. The tests include fetal monitoring (including non-stress test or biophysical profile) and ultrasound. If these tests show that the baby is active and healthy and the amniotic fluid volume is normal, the health care provider might decide to continue monitoring at scheduled intervals until your labor starts naturally.
If some of the tests show that the baby might be having problems, the health care provider will decide whether you and the baby can tolerate induced labor (labor brought on with the help of medications; either vaginal suppositories to ripen the cervix or IV medication) or whether the baby needs to be delivered by C-section.
Some health care providers may suggest inducing labor about one week after your due date. Inducing labor around 41 weeks seems to decrease your risk of c-section slightly. In one study, moms who had their labor induced around 41 weeks were happier with their care than those who waited to go into labor on their own. Speak to your health care provider about what plan makes the most sense for you.
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