TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Labor Management
A1  - Aristizabal, Michelle
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Natural Labor and Birth: An Evidence-Based Guide to the Natural Birth Plan
AB  - I  want  labor  to  begin  on  its  ownI  had  really  hoped  for  a  natural  labor,  but  when  I  went  to  the  doctor  for  my  39wk  visit,  he  told  me  that  he  induced  all  of  his  patients  if  they  hadn’t  gone  into  labor  by  three  days  after  their  due  date.  Unfortunately,  my  labor  did  not  start  on  it’s  own  and  so  I  went  to  the  hospital  for  my  induction.  My  cervix  was  only  dilated  one  centimeter,  so  they  first  had  to  soften  it.  They  put  a  pill  in  my  vagina  every  few  hours  and  then,  once  I  was  dilated  enough,  they  broke  my  water  and  started  pitocin.  The  contractions  were  really  intense  and  so  I  ended  up  asking  for  the  epidural  after  about  eighteen  hours  into  the  induction.  After  twenty-four  hours,  I  hadn’t  dilated  past  six  centimeters  and  my  doctor  said  it  had  been  going  on  too  long  and  my  baby  was  in  danger  of  an  infection,  so  they  took  me  back  for  a  cesarean.  I  often  wonder  what  would  have  happened  if  we  had  just  waited.—P.  S.,  new  mother  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159260531
ER  -