tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post4711521650767065948..comments2023-09-28T19:10:43.760-06:00Comments on The Feminist Agenda: Shocking news about labor induction and preterm birth ratesRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08203151255248154129noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-65024147858918350682010-06-04T22:09:53.144-06:002010-06-04T22:09:53.144-06:00A further problem is that due dates are overwhelmi...A further problem is that due dates are overwhelmingly calculated by measuring the fetus, which, because of stuff like, y'know, natural variation across populations, isn't very accurate.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04781992060307043568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-61043311572548627562010-06-03T23:42:06.592-06:002010-06-03T23:42:06.592-06:00Sady,
Those little balloons are used to ripen the...Sady,<br /><br />Those little balloons are used to ripen the cervix, or something like that. So one goes on each side of it and then exerts some pressure, maybe? There are diagrams of inserted ones if you Google "labor induction." Looks kind of like a torture device.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203151255248154129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-85763495144796887142010-06-01T21:34:39.954-06:002010-06-01T21:34:39.954-06:00I'm almost afraid to ask what the object in th...I'm almost afraid to ask what the object in the picture is.Sadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-63168765867154673682010-06-01T20:35:00.207-06:002010-06-01T20:35:00.207-06:00Well, it seems like a well-intended but vicious ci...Well, it seems like a well-intended but vicious circle. I think we perceive more fetal monitoring to be a good thing because it can catch dangerous situations. But there are so many false positives that we end up with trends like lots of really early inductions. But that leads to the whole group of problems associated with early birth such as low birth weight and developmental problems. So the overall outcome spread over all the births is negative even though in a few isolated cases the constant monitoring does prevent major problems. So then the question is, is the much better outcome in the few cases worth the slightly worse outcome in the many cases? Do they balance out? Probably not if you're one of the many cases where early birth was harmful and unnecessary.Mayflowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-56115635886917120772010-06-01T18:06:35.061-06:002010-06-01T18:06:35.061-06:00Anon- It certainly feels like the norm. I had lun...Anon- It certainly feels like the norm. I had lunch with another mom expecting her 2nd and she was telling me what day she was having her baby and I asked if she was being induced and she looked at me like I was crazy to ask - of course she was! <br />Sometimes I feel really awkward in situations discussing birth because mine was natural and you feel like you have to constantly defend your choice, which is completely ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-53370883363290187542010-06-01T13:37:28.307-06:002010-06-01T13:37:28.307-06:00Both of my sister's births were induced at aro...Both of my sister's births were induced at around 35 weeks, for different reasons. It does seem to be the norm now, and I wonder how much of it has to do with managing the workload so that all of a doctor's patients don't go into labor at the same time, which could happen if they let them go on their own schedules.Shananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142743576584523533.post-56587479913901142112010-06-01T09:43:37.633-06:002010-06-01T09:43:37.633-06:00Yeah, I didn't get this either. Isn't an ...Yeah, I didn't get this either. Isn't an induced birth earlier by definition? I mean they wouldn't be inducing you if you were already in labor, and you haven't started labor naturally if they're inducing you, so... All my friends who have had babies in the last two years were induced except for one. I thought that was just the norm now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com