tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20979811771568536232012-02-16T17:54:12.009-06:00This blog was created as an assignment for KUMC gradute school of nursing. I posed a debatable, controversial issue and need to recruit labor nurses and midwives to view and share their own ideas and stories. To induce or not to induce? that is the question... Do you agree with elective induction of labor? When is it okay? Can we do more harm than good when we induce? Who is it actally helping?Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536462219305237393noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097981177156853623.post-63044652634612299682009-10-08T20:12:00.000-05:002009-10-08T20:12:04.189-05:00

Ok, everyone!  Now I want to know, for those of you who were induced with any pregnancy, I want to know about your outcomes.  First, was it your first baby or not?  Did you have a medical need for the induction or was it elective?  How long was your labor?  Did you request or require any medical interventions, such as pitocin, epidural, stadol, etc... Did your delivery require instrumental

Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536462219305237393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097981177156853623.post-35149950538803420102009-09-16T17:17:00.000-05:002009-09-16T17:17:02.146-05:00

To all the friends and collegues who've signed on and started the discussion, I want to personally thank you!  I've heard some very good personal stories of their own birth experiences, as well as from the maternity nurses who are in the trenches.  In my research, I have found that ACOG recently changed their views on induction, and revised their induction guidelines from no earlier than 38 weeks

Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536462219305237393noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2097981177156853623.post-34464080267311168012009-09-14T17:23:00.002-05:002009-09-14T17:34:09.281-05:00

Every morning in report, we hear the scoop.  Who's being induced?  Why?  Who's the provider?  Is the patient due?  By what method?  We've all been there, frustration sets in.  Your patient isn't due for a week or two.  She's only 1cm dilated.  She's only being induced because her provider is "on call".  Did she ask for this, or was she coerced?  There are good reasons for inducing labor, and

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