Informed consent, due dates, induction methods: OH MY! Class 4 is full of useful information.
My students learn about BRAIN:
Benefits
Risks
Alternatives
Intuition
Nothing
Benefits
Risks
Alternatives
Intuition
Nothing
We also learn about due dates and how, like popcorn, not everyone will give birth on their given due dates.
But if the 40 weeks has come, we talk about natural ways that may help induce labor including sex, certain foods, bumpy car rides, nipple stimulation, massage therapy, and more. But also medical inductions including sweeping of the membranes, breaking of the waters, IV medications, and more.
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Were you induced medically? Were there natural methods that you swear put you into labor? Did you deliver on your due date?
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Were you induced medically? Were there natural methods that you swear put you into labor? Did you deliver on your due date?