We must keep reminding everyone we work with that the length of a normal pregnancy can vary from 37 weeks to 43 weeks. One study Menticoglou and Hall (2002) concluded that there were no statistical differences between the outcomes of babies in the induction group and the waiting group. The NICE guidelines in the UK state a prolonged pregnancy is after 42 weeks, so we can question why women are being offered induction before that date. 5-10 percent of women are still likely to be pregnant at 42 weeks. I think we do well to heed the words of American Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology J Christopher Glantz (2012:286-7) as quoted by Sara in her introduction obstetrics has become ever more inclined toward increased intervention in recent decades despite the fact that no ascribable improvement has occured in overall neonatal mortality, which has gradually declined since 1990 irrespective of whether the cesarean section rate rose or fell wellmother.wordpress/2014/05/02/ditch-the-due-date-lets-start-talking-about-the-due-month-or-even-6-weeks/
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 15:33:25 +0000
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