He emphasized that routine induction of labor without a medical need exposes the patient to prolonged labors and higher rates of cesareans. One of the most common reason physicians induce patients without indications is that the doctor is going on vacation or taking the weekend off. The doctors don t want their patient delivered by another doctor nor do they want to pay another physician for performing the delivery while they are away. There are many women who find advantages with the induction process. The survey also appears in American Baby Magazine.
Women have other family considerations.
But there are definitely risks associated with the procedure, she said. Many women who have been induced say childbirth hurts more than when it happened spontaneously. If the cervix doesn t dilate, you ll probably have to receive a C-section. Sake of convenience Mary Erhart, a midwife and regional representative for the California Association of Midwives, delivers about a dozen babies a year. She said there is pressure on everyone, including herself, not to let women go too far past their due dates.