Dear Joy I am sure you will get many responses to your request for natural induction methods but it like medical induction is still working either for or against all the little understood factors which set a woman into labour and it is these that I feel we and women need to consider.
Maturity of baby etc and as this is a precious baby (IVF) as are all baBIES these need to be explored in the rush to get this baby out of an environment where it is okay, thriving and this presumption that it will be better out regardless of how it comes out is arrogant at best. Then there are the emotional, social psychologivcal factors in this woman which may also contribute to her holding back if the accupunture or what ever else is suggested as a means to get her into labour is timely? Again I suspect that the IVF status of this baby may have a negative/holding back effect here, sure she may have needed or benfitted from medical intervention to get pregnant but has not her body worked in holding and nourishing this bay so why the presumption that it must be got out by an arbitarty date?? IMHO Just some of the issues needed to be explored regardless of the means/type of any intervention offered! Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Cocks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 8:17 PM Subject: "natural" induction > Hi all, > I have just finished a childbirth education session where one woman (primip, > IVF baby) said that she is to be induced on Tuesday (she'll be 39/40) for > PET. She is well aware of the cascade of interventions and was asking about > non-medical methods of induction. Whilst I realise that this is still > intervention, the idea of doing it herself would be preferable to a medical > induction. We talked about sexual intercourse and nipple stimulation, > although I can't remember how often and how long one has to do the nipple > stimulation. I know we've talked about this on the list before but can't > remember what was suggested. Does anyone know of any methods that have been > successful? > TIA > Joy > > Joy Cocks RN (Div 1) RM IBCLC > BRIGHT Vic 3741 > email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
