What to expect when getting induced?

If you’re induced, you may be in the hospital longer during labor and delivery. If you wind up needing a C-section after induction, your time in the hospital will be even longer. Increased need for pain medicine. Inducing labor might cause contractions to come on stronger and more often than they would naturally.

What are the risks of being induced? Inducing labor might cause contractions to come on stronger and more often than they would naturally. You’re more likely to need an epidural or another medicine to manage the pain. Increased risk of infection. Breaking the amniotic sac can lead to infection if you don’t deliver within a day or two after induction.

What actually happens when you are induced? If you’re induced , you may be in the hospital longer during labor and delivery. If you wind up needing a C-section after induction, your time in the hospital will be even longer. Increased need for pain medicine. Inducing labor might cause contractions to come on stronger and more often than they would naturally.

What are some good reasons to be induced? There are several reasons why your labor may need to be induced. Common reasons for an induction of labor include (but are not limited to): Being one to two weeks or more beyond your due date. High blood pressure. Ruptured amniotic sac (bag of waters) not followed by labor. Suspected infection in the amniotic fluid.

How long after your due date can you get induced? Some women and their doctors decide to induce labor about one week after the due date. This is done by taking medicine that makes labor start. Some women and their doctors decide to wait until labor starts on its own.

Are there any side effects to being induced?

Are there any side effects to being induced? One possible side effect is an irregular or abnormal heartbeat in baby, both while baby is still in-utero, and often after baby is born. Another potentially negative side effect to the synthetic oxytocin or Pitocin a woman receives during an induced labor is jaundice.

What are the risks of induction of Labor? Increased risk the baby will develop an abnormal heart rate, shoulder dystocia, or some other problem during birth. Inducing labor involves intervening in the body’s natural processes, by breaking the amniotic sac, using medication, or both. However it’s done, it can lead to fetal distress.

Why do pregnant women have to be induced? For instance, when the pregnancy goes on too long, the placenta doesn’t do as good of a job of feeding your baby, and this increases the risk of potential problems with the newborn. Inductions sometime happen before labor, if your water breaks or your membranes have ruptured because mom and baby are then at risk of having an infection.

What’s the difference between spontaneous and induced labor? Sometimes women are concerned that induction might make labor more painful, but it’s hard to compare the two, since pain is a part of labor whether you get induced or not. “One misconception is that an induced labor hurts more than a spontaneous labor,” says Dr. Wittenberg.