Friday, July 3, 2009

Inducing Labor at Home

Author: Jay Wilson

Many women want to induce labor at home for many reasons. Some people want their child born on a particular day and therefore try home remedies to induce labor at home. Nevertheless there are multiple risks associated with labor induction so many doctors advise against inducing labor at home.

Some risks that a woman may be incurring by practicing labor induction at home include a uterine rupture, fetal distress, an increased likelihood of having a C- section, continuous fetal monitoring, use of pain relief medicines, a premature birth and placental abruption. Some of these risks may not be life threatening yet it is always better to be on the safe side of pregnancy. Therefore one should try to avoid at home labor induction so that none of these risks purposely occur.

Nevertheless there are many people who want to induce labor at home. Doctors do recommend against while others do not actually believe that the birth can be induced by such home and natural remedies such as having sexual intercourse, nipple stimulation, blue cohosh, black cohosh, stripping membranes, castor oil, raspberry tea, relaxation methods and primrose oil. Many doctors believe that these methods may only work if the body is ready to give birth and has already started to show labor signs. Otherwise, trying to induce labor at home will not work.

Nonetheless, one should take into the consideration that if these methods do work they could lead to risks with the pregnancy. Labor induction at home should not be practiced unless under the supervision of a doctor. You should try to let the birth process be as natural as possible in order to avoid all associated risks with labor induction at home.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/pregnancy-articles/inducing-labor-at-home-630457.html

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