2007-06-12 06:54:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
If your cervix has not started to soften, efface, or dilate but inducing labor has been determined to be beneficial to mom and baby, the doctor will usually begin by trying some methods to make this happen. You could have a membrane strip which does release natural prostaglandin. You can also have a gel insertion of prostaglandin. This hormone signals it is time for the cervix to prepare for labor. If your cervix is ripe enough, a doctor may choose to induce with pitocin. Pitocin is a synthetic form of oxytocin. It is given in controlled amounts through an IV. Any artificial means of inducing labor come with risks to both mom and baby. Additionally, attempts at induction do not always work either.
2007-06-12 07:28:35 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of being given a pill. There are a few different ways. One is to try stripping and stretching the membranes, which isnt exactly an induction technique...more so "trying to help things move along"
there are suppositories to help ripen the cervix, and creams as well
then there is the good ole IV of petocin or some other drug to induce contractions...they may also break your water to push things along faster (which they did for me with my second son)
2007-06-12 07:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by JLee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time they put you on Pitocin. It's an IV injected substance that speeds the labor, thins the cervix, etc. They will also wait until the opportune time and break your water. Nothing to be more concerned about, it may just be a little more drawn out, and slow going.
2007-06-12 06:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by Shelly M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually they give you something called pitocin(sp?) to start the contractions it's a drip in your i.v, if you are not dilated at all they will put a gel on your cervix to make it dilate, and eventually they will break your water.
2007-06-12 07:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by slmuir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They give you a pitocin drip in your IV at the hospital to help induce labor.
2007-06-12 06:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by Harley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ususally done intravenously, they give you pertocin which is a drug that helps to start labor. it doesn't always work or always work well. it is safe but not perfectly safe. they may also break your water (no big deal totally painless) and that sometimes helps to induce labor.
2007-06-12 06:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will either rub a gel on your cervix to soften it up and see how that goes, or they will just give you potocin which will start your contractions, and help you dilate.
2007-06-12 06:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no these days they give you something dripped in by your IV that causes you to have contractions and speed up the labor process, beware though, it is usually pitocin (donno if i spelled it right) and it makes contractions like 3 times worse..
2007-06-12 06:59:05 · answer #8 · answered by Kitterkat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO THATS NOT WHAT IT MEANS THEY WHOMEVER YOU ARE REFERRING TO SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU WHAT IS DONE AND HOW ITS DONE SO WHY DONT YOU CALL THEM IF YOU WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE SPECULATION AND I AM CERTAIN YOU DO NOT WANT SPECULATION ON THIS DO YOU????
2007-06-12 07:03:52 · answer #9 · answered by vanessa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋