Can induced labor be performed on a five-month-old fetus?

After having a baby, many female friends have to undergo induced labor to separate the mother and the fetus because of the fetus or the mother. However, induced labor also takes time. Some people do not know how long after pregnancy they need to have induced labor. So today I will explain to you whether induced labor can be performed on a five-month-old fetus.

Generally, pregnancy is divided into three stages. The early stage is also called the early period. If you don't want the child in the early stage, you can choose to have an abortion. If you don't want the child in the middle or late stage, you must have an induced abortion. The so-called mid-pregnancy induced labor refers to the 3rd to 6th month of pregnancy; while the so-called late-pregnancy induced labor refers to the 7th month of pregnancy.

At five months of pregnancy, the placenta has been formed, the fetus is larger, and the bones are harder. The cervix needs to be fully dilated for delivery. In addition, due to the enlargement of the uterus, the uterine wall becomes congested and soft, and it is easy to damage the uterine wall during surgery. Therefore, mid-term induced labor is more difficult than early artificial abortion and has more complications. Common complications are:

1. Recent complications: incomplete induction of labor, vaginal bleeding lasting more than 15 days after surgery; endometritis, adnexitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. due to infection with pathogenic bacteria within 2 weeks after surgery; intrauterine blood accumulation; intrauterine adhesions, postoperative amenorrhea or significantly reduced menstrual volume, sometimes accompanied by periodic lower abdominal pain or uterine enlargement and blood accumulation.

2. Long-term complications: chronic pelvic inflammatory disease; abnormal menstruation; secondary infertility; endometriosis.

3. Complications during subsequent pregnancy: infertility; higher rates of late miscarriage; higher rates of premature birth; higher rates of perinatal mortality; increased rates of antenatal and postpartum hemorrhage; and increased rates of neonatal hemolytic disease.

The above is the relevant article about whether a five-month-old fetus can be induced for labor. I hope that after reading the above article, you can have a comprehensive understanding of induced labor, so that if your friends or yourself encounter similar situations, you will be able to deal with it calmly.