When is induction or C-section for normal delivery needed?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am 28 years old. I got pregnant ten months after my last delivery. I have delivered a baby girl, which was a normal delivery. It has been 38 weeks, and the doctor said my baby has not fixed his head, but the baby is in the normal position for a natural birth. She said my cervix did not thin out yet. So we have to go for induction or a C-section.
Please help.
Hello,
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Well, yes, induction is done at 40 weeks. If there is no spontaneous onset of labor pain by that time, and there is no other maternal or fetal complication. You are at 38 weeks right now, so the doctor will wait for spontaneous pain for two more weeks. Induction is done after assessing the patient, and a suitable drug is chosen.
Most of the patients normally deliver after induction. However, some may land in Cesarean (C-section) if induction fails, or there are some maternal indications too that mandate C-section, like fetal distress (decreased fetal heart rate), or meconium-stained liquor (baby passes stools in utero that is harmful to the baby), which usually are side effects of induction. So patiently wait for the labor pain till 40 weeks, then go for induction.
I hope this helps.
Regards.
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