Ep70: Labor Induction: What to Know and What Questions to Ask

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today I'm talking about the two main reasons for labor induction, how labor is induced, what a "failed induction" is, and questions to ask before induction. I have gotten a ton of requests to talk about this topic, and I believe it is incredibly important for you to be informed about the process of labor induction whether you are having a medical or elective induction.

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0:00.0	I've gotten so many requests for this topic, so I am finally talking about labor induction.
0:12.9	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankin's, a practicing
0:19.8	board certified OBGYN who's had the privilege of helping hundreds of moms bring their babies into this world.
0:27.2	I'm here to help you be knowledgeable, prepared, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy and birth.
0:35.5	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not
0:39.6	a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com forward slash
0:45.8	disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:51.7	Hey, if you're not getting the birth with power brief in your inbox each week, you are missing out.
1:00.3	It's my free newsletter with trusted tips, mindset shifts, and birth prep strategies to help you feel calm and confident without doom scrolling for answers. Go to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com
1:15.0	forward slash email and get on the list. Well, hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast.
1:24.3	This is episode number 70. Thank you, thank you, thank you for being here with me today.
1:30.8	On today's episode, I am talking about labor induction. I've gotten a lot of request to talk about
1:36.6	labor induction and I totally get why. Induction is one of those topics that makes a lot of
1:42.0	pregnant people nervous. You may have heard horror stories
1:44.9	about induction and potocin. There's concern about the cascade of interventions, which I'll talk
1:51.5	about later. So I get it, why you want to hear about labor induction. So on today's episode,
1:56.9	I hope to really help answer your questions about induction and shed some light on what labor
2:03.7	induction is all about. So in this episode, you are going to learn what labor induction is,
2:11.4	why labor may be induced. You will be surprised to hear that there are only two reasons.
2:16.5	I'll talk about how labor is induced,
2:19.1	what constitutes a failed labor induction. It's important to understand that. And then what questions
2:26.2	you should ask before you get induced. Now, of course, labor induction is one of the things
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