About Pregnancy & Childbirth: Something to keep in mind at prenatal visits this week...

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Something to keep in mind at prenatal visits this week... Nov 18th 2012, 17:53 If you are due in the next few weeks and your doctor or midwife offers you an induction so that you can be home with your baby and eating turkey by Thursday afternoon, remember, this is considered an elective induction and carries greater risk for your baby and your labor than waiting for spontaneous labor. This can include a higher risk of your baby being in the neonatal intensive care (NICU), fetal distress, cesarean section or other complications of induction and potential prematurity. The vast majority of moms and babies do much better waiting for the baby to signal that he or she is ready to be born when there is an absence of complications. Now, that is something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Related: 5 Reasons to Avoid Induction of Labor How and Why Labor is Induced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the conversation! NEWSLETTER | PINTEREST | TWITTER FACEBOOK | GOOGLE+ | CONNECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Something to keep in mind at prenatal visits this week... originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Sunday, November 18th, 2012 at 17:53:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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