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[7 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 371 views]
How do doctors induce labour?

If your baby is overdue you can probably expect to feel tired and frustrated. You will also probably feel like the big day will never happen and begin to get annoyed with well meaning friends and relatives calling five times a day to check if labour has started.
You will probably have midwife or doctor appointments every few days to check that baby is still doing well and will begin to make plans for an induction if baby hasn’t come by 42 weeks.

To induce a pregnancy medically you will usually first …