Video: Does your doctor want to induce labor?

Marijke Durning, RN — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:08:11 +0000

They tell you that pregnancy will be, on average 40 weeks long. What “they” don’t tell you is that the last few weeks of that 40 weeks is way, way longer than the first few weeks.

For some reason, those last few weeks are even longer as they go beyond their due date. At some point, the doctor will likely suggest inducing your labor if your body doesn’t seem to want to do it on its own.

If you’d like to hear some experts discussing the how and why of induced labor, click on the TV screen below:

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