Grobman, WA et al. Labor induction versus expectant management for low-risk nulliparous women. Site Menu Home. Search Health Topics. Search the NIH Guide. News Releases. News Release Wednesday, August 8, Induced labor at 39 weeks may reduce likelihood of C-section, NIH study suggests Elective induction at 39 weeks also linked to lower risk of maternal high blood pressure disorders.
References Grobman, WA et al. Back to Top. What an exhaustive list of natural ways to induce labour, truly a great resource. Many mothers take into account only their own situation, not all the variables that apply across countries, hospitals and situations.
Thank you so much for this! Just found this list via Pinterest and wanted to add my 2 cents. I am currently pregnant with my second child I have always been a big supporter of a natural lifestyle - we do our best to eat organic, buy sustainably, and use non-toxic materials in our home.
And with my first pregnancy, this came no different. I had a group of midwives and was scheduled to deliver in a hospital but with a waterbirthing tub - yay waterbirthing! My EDD came and went. I was encouraged not to worry I'm pretty laid back like that about most things. I went on long walks, and ate some eggplant parmesan at a famous restaurant in my town. At 41 weeks I got a little worried - but still heard stories, "oh I delivered a healthy baby at 43 weeks, just be patient".
Patience I have - never once did I complain about being pregnant I kinda enjoy it to be honest. So at 41 weeks a did a few extra things to try to get things moving.
I drank the Raspberry leaf tea three times a day, went "galloping" the neighbors thought this was hilarious! My midwives recommended a slow induction to begin at exactly 42 weeks. I hoped and prayed my labor would start before but alas it did not.
I was monitored the entire time of my labor - there was never any indication that anything was wrong. The induction was very slow - just like natural labor, and I even got to labor in the waterbirthing tub.
I had a very healthy pregnancy, no issues, no complications But when my son was born, he would not breathe on his own. He was intubated immediately - however the oxygen deprivation had been too much. My labor lasted a normal amount of time for a 1st mother 10 hours or so Healthy babies have been born which were bigger.
His death came as a complete surprise to everyone who supported me. But deep down, I wondered I've always wondered if perhaps I had induced just one week earlier things might have been "easier" and therefore better for the life of my child. I will always wonder. So here I am, 28 weeks pregnant with my rainbow baby This time I'm going to try the cohosh and other homeopathics at the strict recommendation and regimen that my midwives suggest.
I'm also going to drink more of the Raspberry leaf tea, and I've already been taking aqua-aerobics and doing yoga to ensure that my own muscles and bones are ready. I also have several acupuncturists who have been recommended, as well as prenatal massage therapists who I will absolutely use once I hit 39 weeks. However, I won't be doing any bouncing or galloping this time. From what I understand, my first child was already very very low in my pelvis.
I'm concerned that maybe some of the bouncing contributed to his loss of oxygen possible compression of some kind. I won't bounce her out, but I'll stretch her out this time. So as you can see there are many reasons why a list like this is soooo helpful to moms out there.
We're not all a bunch of impatient cry-babies who can't stand the wait. In my grief and anxiety it's so helpful even just to feel that I've tried all I can Empower your self, your mind, and your body. Make the best decisions you can given the information you have and know that even if you do so much This may be jaded of me to say, I'm sorry This list here helps many mothers try.
Thank you. Chinese food?! That's amazing! I wonder what it is Maybe something about all of the salt? Who knows! I find it really irritating that people are still touting the mantra, "the baby will come when it's ready. Secondly, everyone is taking advice from their midwives, doctors, and nurses, and then spouting it off as their own medical knowledge. Those same people are also quick to say that "no two pregnancies are alike. Not to mention, far too many pregnant women proclaim the wonders of nature like it built on a system of fairness and human morality when the opposite is in fact true.
Ever see a baby rabbit's nest be dug up by a fisher cat? Or a cute little fox get bitten by a snake and die of necrosis? THAT'S nature. It is designed to work as efficient as possible taking external and internal factors into account. Why do you think it is that some people can't even have children? Just because you got pregnant doesn't mean nature is going to look down favorably on you and make sure your baby survives.
But, for what it's worth, I love this list and my feeling about the whole thing is that if your doctor has said it is ok for you to try to induce naturally, after 37 weeks, then F everyone else badmouthing you and go for it. My wife went for a foot massage. Had our son 24 hrs. We felt horrible as it was 3 wks prior to EDD. Complications arose and the Doc said it was an amazing twist of fate as the baby had to come out right away and had she not have induced catastrophe could have occurred.
So I read this with curiosity and happiness. Thank you for this interesting hub voted up and interesting. I had to laugh at some of the labor inducers But I have never been pregnant so I guess you never know : Have a great week.
Caution, quinine is actually used illegally in some countries to induce abortions, but the doses required are usually toxic to the mother too with dismal outcomes. Another proven method is intercourse, its more the semen, it contains prostagladins that stimulate the cervix and this stimulates labor.
The intercourse may also cause some inflammation which produces inflammation and prostagladin too. This is the most complete list of natural induction methods I have ever seen! Thanks for information. In fact, Cephalopelvic Disproportion CPD is so rare that it's almost unheard of in most women, bar a very limited number of ethnic groups, and even then, only in a small percentage of those. Ultrasounds are very often out by a pound or more. Turns out, induction because of a "big baby" is not necessarily needed.
Unless of course for a woman of small stature. Even then it's a fine line on whether to induce or not. Most women who are told they are going to have big babies via ultrasound, actually have normal sized babies with a csection. So, the woman could have birthed vaginally. As for these techniques, your baby will come when your baby is good and ready.
Enjoy pregnancy because when you're done I thought it was interesting that walking up and down stairs was mentioned, I had never heard that before. When I was pregnant I had to constantlybwalk up and down stairs at work. I had my son at 38 weeks. I was not trying to induce labor, as I had not even reached my due date, but found this mention interesting. Even if it might have just been a coincedence.
I should add that I am an overdue pregnancy. I went exactly one week overdue with my daughter who is six years old now. I am a week past my due date with my son now. Although I understand it ts tiring after so long I c't understand wanting to ind. I cannot sympathize with just wanting it to be over with. This tome us not about us. We are grown women. The children we are carrying need this tome to develop and groa. I am not saying I am perfect.
I too am ready to meet my little one. But he will come when he is ready. What alot of you don't know is that the longer your baby status in the h healthier they are. Babies born before 40 weeks tend to have lower apgar scores. It is not selfish to want to merry your child or to want relief from the irritants pregnancy comes with.
It is selfish to force a baby before they ate ready for those reasons alone. To the women who struggle with sickness and ailments that make it hard our impossible to carry 40 weeks-good luck top you and I pray that your children are born healthy and that you are just add healthy.
You have it rougher than most of us who just gripe because we are swollen and tired. I am impatiently awaiting my sons arrival. To the women who are only 37 weeks along you ladies should honestly just relax. It is wiser to go a complete 40 a weeks anyway. I did the cow pose, all fours, but on elbows instead of hands, for both of my babies. Both times my babies were hitting the wrong part of my cervix during contractions, and this pose makes them get into the right spot.
I went from 3 -8 cm in 30 min. I wouldn't say it induced me, but it sure helped things progress a lot faster. I tried alot of these I'm 40wks3days, nothing worked. I do not want to even attempt castor oil, my midwife and nurses advised against it. Interesting article. As a certified pregnancy massage therapist let me tell you I will not stimulate labor points on you. We learn them to avoid them. By all means, get a massage but not for this reason. Its unethical! I have seen way too many moms and babies with messed up electrolytes from this Well I'm 36 weeks today, I am 3 cm dialated lots of pressure below, sharp pains from to back my doc won't do anything but let me carry on..
So at this point I will try anything to get one more cm. As much as we would all like to think that so-called "natural induction" works, it simply does not. For every woman who has tried one or more of the above methods and I am one of them, back in the day where it "worked", there is another for whom it was unsuccessful. Not to write a thesis on this but When recommending remedies to women I, as a midwife, should be aware of whether there is any proper evidence to back the claims for these remedies.
For these methods there is none. In fact some "natural" methods can be downright dangerous - such as Castor Oil and the Cohoshes. Women need to understand that the due date is merely an estimate. There is some good information now about Naegele's calculation of gestation being erroneous and that, actually, average length of pregnancy should be assumed to be 42 weeks. There is evidence to suggest that, if we left all women to begin labour naturally, the baby and the mother are as safe, or safer, than if we expose them to the cascade of intervention which occurs when medical induction does not work which happens a lot!
If we wait until 43 completed weeks or later, one baby out of may have some problems. This means we are inducing women to try to prevent 1 case of distress or morbidity. This is unjustifiable. It is my job, during labour and birth, to detect whether a baby is not coping with labour, and deal with it accordingly. This is an unacceptable statistic, because most women really DO NOT need induction, but to be left to go into labour under their own steam.
Many things can impact on a woman's sense of peace and well-being. They absorb the uninformed comments of "well-meaning" but dire friends and family "haven't you had that baby yet? I could go on, because this is a really important topic.
But I will close by suggesting that any woman who is thinking of this might want to do some further research of her own, and try to trust her body's ability to birth her baby safely. Jillian I suggest you do your research starting with the link on the castor oil point before nay-saying it.
WHY is castor oil on this list? Don't risk your babies life or ability to nurse easily etc. Castor oil at 36 weeks is NOT recommended. You still have at least four weeks to go. Babies born at 36 weeks are commonly kept in NICU for breathing problems and other complications.
Your baby needs to stay inside and continue developing! I am begging readers not to use Caster Oil! My nursing instructor while I was in school had so many horror stories about women taking this and losing their babies or having a very difficult labor. Plus who wants all of those side effects while in labor if it works? Nipple stimulation worked for me!!! I was at 40 weeks, and had been drinking rasp. Hard fast and immediate. My baby girl was born 1 hr and 50 minutes after they started!
I'd say this absolutely works. My first was 12 hours. I'm seeing women here who are trying as early as 34 weeks for no apparent reason other than impatience.
I'm waiting for my baby too and I get it, but really? Unless there is some serious medical need to have the baby early, don't. Your baby is taking advantage of every day he or she has in there to grow stronger, smarter and healthier. If you think about it, you can't really mean to take that time away from them. So I tried so many of these - walking, the herbe and teas mentioned above, massage, reflexology, yoga yes at 9 months I couldn't get out of the splits - it was embarrassing I tried it all.
My lovely husband, knowing how controlling I am, told me to clean the whole house and my office top to bottom he typically does all of the cleaning. I cleaned for 14 hours, throwing out files, vaccuuming, going through drawers, donating bags and bags of stuff. That night I went into labor. Sometimes, it's just about being ready I guess. I did several of these once I hit full term. At 39 weeks my doctor was surprised I hadn't gone into labor yet everything was developing and pointing in that direction so she offered to sweep the membrane.
I guess lucky for others who said it didn't hurt because it most definitely hurt me! But, a few hours later my water broke and 12 hours after that my daughter was born :- We'll see what works for 2 in about a month! This site is full of great tips! I remember with my first, pineapple, sex and loadddds of walking sent me right into labor at 39 weeks. Also, the other thing that I noticed that helped was my yoga ball.
It sounds weird but I would take about a half hour a night to just bounce on it. I am skeptical though about the castor oil. I tried it at 37 weeks with my first but ended up vomiting about 5 seconds after I took it.
Lol maybe I have a weak stomach! With my 1st i started slow labour at 32 weeks, so i avoided anything that may encourage labour to speed up in anyway. Once i hit 38weeks the midwife informed me i was 3cm dilated and labour could kick off and become active labour any day now.. I had only had Braxton Hicks contractions, and they would come randomly and sometimes only every few days. She said try taking relaxing walks, or even sex as the sperm contains a hormone also found in the gell they use to induce, But sperm isn't as strong, and natural..
Providing your waters are not broken sex is perfectly fine! So 38 weeks we started having sex every night : Was great because i really missed being able to do it worry free, when i was 38 weeks, 5 days we had finished sex around 11pm, laying in bed cuddling i randomly got up bolted into the bathroom and vomited Our study was the largest randomized trial to study this question.
It included 6, healthy women from 41 urban and community hospitals, which have varying protocols for labor induction and management. However, the results are only generalizable to the type of women who were eligible for the study. Importantly, they had to be low-risk, with no other medical or obstetric issues that would impact delivery, and they had to be delivering their first baby.
Additionally, we only enrolled women with a reliably estimated due date. There are several unanswered questions, which will be addressed in secondary analyses of this study. One question is the cost associated with a week induction. Labors that are induced are generally longer than spontaneous labors, so induction may be associated with an increase in cost.
But because the induced group had fewer cesareans, there may also be cost savings. Other questions concern the use of Pitocin the drug to induce labor , length of labor, and resource utilization. It may be challenging for some centers to accommodate a potential increase in inductions, though fewer women delivering after going into labor spontaneously may offset that.
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