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So there are a lot of different medical techniques that are used to induce labor. To induce labor
means to speed up the labor process. Every person is different, every birth is different
and the reality is that birth takes time. Sometimes, there are reasons that are required
to speed up the labor process. These are very, very important questions to talk about when
speaking with your midwife and your care provider. It's really important to understand what your
care providers approach is to inducing or speeding up labor and when he or she might
make those recommendations for doing so. Some of the medical techniques that are used
to induce labor are the artificial rupture of membranes, so they might break your water
earlier than if it were to break on its own. Other types of medical inductions are using
prostaglandin gels. Prostaglandin is something that is also in ***, so it's something that
is used to soften and dilate the ***. A prostaglandin gel, or suppository named Cervidil,
is often used and inserted into the *** to help thin and dilate the ***. So, you
want to speak with your care provider about the risks and benefits of Cytotek and all
of these medical induction methods. Another medical way to induce labor is with
the use of Pitocin, or the synthetic form of oxytocin. Oxytocin is the love hormone.
This is secreted when we look at someone we love, when we kiss someone we love, when we
get a hug from somebody we love, during sex, during *** and during birth. Oxytocin is
the hormone that helps to contract the uterus and make labor happen. So, Pitocin is the
synthetic form of oxytocin and is often used in labor to induce or speed up the process
of labor. Remember, every woman's body is different.
So, your labor may need some speeding up, but you also need to remember that labor takes
time. So It's important to communicate with your care provider about what the best decision
is for you and your baby. So these are some of the methods used to medically induce labor.
It's really important to talk with your care provider about the risks and the benefits
of each of these techniques.