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Labor induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing (starting) labor can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. In Western countries, it is estimated that one-quarter of pregnant women have their labor medically induced with drug treatment. [1]
Labor is usually only induced if there is potential danger on the mother or child. [32] There are several reasons for labor induction; the mother's water breaks, and contractions have not started, the child is postmature, the mother has diabetes or high blood pressure, or there is not enough amniotic fluid around the baby. [33]
Labour induction is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing labour can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. Inductions are most often performed either with prostaglandin drug treatment alone, or with a combination of prostaglandin and intravenous oxytocin treatment. [95]
Uterine hyperstimulation or hypertonic uterine dysfunction is a potential complication of labor induction.This is displayed as Uterine tachysystole- the contraction frequency numbering more than five in a 10-minute time frame or as contractions exceeding more than two minutes in duration. [1]
However, one study reveals that this may be dangerous because of the uncontrolled release of oxytocin which has shown to correlate to the onset of uterine tachysystole. [7] Prostaglandins, commonly used for initial stages of labor induction or augmentation, have been associated with tachysystole as well as fetal distress.
As she began to push, her daughter’s shoulders became stuck in her birth canal, a dangerous emergency called shoulder dystocia. Baker managed to dislodge the baby, Suarez said, who survived.
Risk factors include vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC), other uterine scars, obstructed labor, induction of labor, trauma, and cocaine use. [1] [4] While typically rupture occurs during labor it may occasionally happen earlier in pregnancy. [3] [1] Diagnosis may be suspected based on a rapid drop in the baby's heart rate during labor.
Late termination of pregnancy, also referred to politically as third trimester abortion, [2] describes the termination of pregnancy by inducing labor during a late stage of gestation. [3] In this context, late is not precisely defined, and different medical publications use varying gestational age thresholds. [3]