Induced labor is delivery caused by drugs to stimulate uterine contractions. In some cases it is practiced for medical reasons, while in others it is done for convenience or convenience. According to research from the University of Rochester Medical Center, Elective induced labor poses a greater risk for first-time pregnant women.
Causing childbirth by choice instead of medical necessity implies some health risks for both the mother and the child. It increases the chances of caesarean section, a major surgery that carries risk of infections, complications and additional surgeries. In turn, it increases the risk of neonatal resuscitation in the baby and hemorrhage in the mother, making the hospital stay longer after delivery.
Sometimes it is decided to induce labor for a trip, a vacation, or whatever is convenient for the mother or the doctor. However, the decision can have consequences, since the birth does not develop spontaneously as a natural birth.
The truth is that there is no reason to induce labor when the risks can outweigh the benefits.
After analyzing the deliveries of 485 women giving birth to their first baby, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that about the third part of those who decided to have labor induced they had to undergo caesarean section, compared to just one fifth of those in whom it was not induced.
This higher risk associated with new mothers does not seem to be equally associated with women who have already given birth before.
Experts explain that if the woman has ever given birth, her body already knows what to do and can do it again.
Conclusion, a birth induced by choice is to expose yourself to unnecessary risk, increasing the possibility of complications for both the mother and the baby.
The safest thing for both of them is to wait for the woman's hormones to be in charge of starting the birth process of a woman. spontaneous and natural way.
