Artificial induction process

The process of artificial induction of labor is to stimulate the secretion of oxytocin in the body to achieve the purpose of fetal delivery. First, we can stimulate the nipples to promote uterine contraction, thereby promoting the mother to secrete oxytocin to achieve delivery. We can also use amniotic membrane stripping to induce labor. These methods of induction of labor require everyone to do relevant care in life, and pay attention to the hygiene of the uterus, and avoid harm to the baby.

Nipple stimulation

Nipple stimulation causes your body to produce oxytocin, a hormone that causes your uterus to contract. Theoretically, nipple stimulation can induce labor just like oxytocin injection. Sexual intercourse and instrumental stimulation can also produce oxytocin in the mother's body, leading to labor. Nipple stimulation is a relatively safe way to induce labor, but sexual intercourse in the last stages of pregnancy is not so safe, especially if your cervix is ​​fragile or you have problems with your uterus. Before deciding to use induction of labor, discuss these methods with your nurse and get your nurse's consent.

Amniotic membrane stripping

If your cervix is ​​not ripe enough and labor has not started, your nurse may remove your membranes to induce labor. The name of this method sounds a bit scary, but it is actually not scary. Your nurse will dilate your cervix to loosen the amniotic membrane around the fetal sac without rupturing it. You may feel some discomfort during the dilation, but that's all.

After such an operation, it is easy to stimulate the mother to give birth, especially when you are walking, the fetus will quickly enter the cervix due to the effect of gravity; after the labor process begins, your water will automatically break. This method is a relatively safe way to induce labor naturally because your body can enter the labor stage according to its natural rhythm. One of the great benefits of having your cervix peeled open is that your membranes remain intact, and neither you nor your fetus will be infected. Because the removal of the amniotic membrane is a relatively low-risk procedure. A nurse practitioner can complete this procedure for you in his or her office, and you can go home afterwards. Artificial reef water (membrane) After artificial rupture of membranes (membranes), your uterus and fetus are no longer protected by the fetal membranes, so this method is much more dangerous than amniotomy, but the process of artificial rupture of membranes is not painful at all. Generally, the uterus will contract 24N48 hours after water ruptures.

Your nurse may recommend that you have your water artificially broken to induce labor. You will not feel any pain during the artificial rupture of your membranes because you cannot feel them rupture. This will shorten your labor. After your doctor artificially breaks your water, your amniotic fluid will gush or flow out of your vagina just like it would when your water breaks on its own.

Artificial rupture of membranes can speed up your labor and provide valuable information to your nurse, who can analyze the amniotic fluid to determine the maturity of the fetus and its response to labor. Many women think that if there is meconium in the amniotic fluid, it means that the fetus is in intrauterine distress, but this is not necessarily the case. Meconium in the amniotic fluid does not mean that your fetus is in intrauterine distress. It only means that the fetus's large intestine is mature and has intestinal peristalsis.

If your baby is experiencing internal distress, your nurse may be better equipped to handle the situation after your water breaks. To further evaluate the baby's condition, your doctor may shave some of the baby's scalp for testing to confirm lack of oxygen or monitor his heart rate through an electronic device attached to his head. Many doctors use this method to determine the degree of fetal distress and decide when to perform a cesarean section.

The disadvantage of artificial rupture of membranes is that the amniotic membrane is broken, and you and the fetus are very likely to get infected. It is for this reason that some doctors limit the number of vaginal examinations they perform after artificially breaking water for a woman. Although cases of infection due to artificial breaking of water are rare, since the probability of infection increases over time, many doctors will want you to give birth to your baby within 24 hours after your water breaks. Other doctors will wait 48 hours before deciding whether to give you an oxytocin injection or another method of inducing labor.

Acupuncture

The success of acupuncture to induce labor depends on the doctor's research on acupuncture, operating techniques and the accuracy of acupuncture points. If you would like to have acupuncture to induce labor, you should first discuss this issue with your physician. If your physician decides that acupuncture is appropriate for you, you can then go to an experienced, licensed acupuncturist to perform acupuncture for you.

Medical induction of labor

If none of the above mechanical induction methods work and your cervix is ​​not ripe enough to start labor, your doctor can use medication to ripen your cervix in preparation for induction. He will give you an injection of oxytocin to ripen your cervix. After the cervix is ​​ripe, he will use oxytocin or prostaglandins to make your uterus contract and your cervix dilate. There is a prostaglandin that can be taken orally, and some that are taken vaginally. Oxytocin is given as an intravenous drip. Both of these labor-inducing drugs have side effects, so your doctor needs to closely monitor your condition after taking the medication to ensure that the labor-inducing drugs you use do not over-stimulate your uterus and cause it to contract too violently. To summarize, you need to discuss the pros and cons of various methods of inducing labor with your physician.

If labor has not started

If your doctor considers a reasonable amount of time and you haven't started labor, or if your cervix is ​​still hard or your baby is in an abnormal position, your doctor will decide to perform a cesarean section on you.

Although both induction of labor and cesarean section can save the baby's life, this form of artificial intervention in delivery is still dangerous. When it comes to the physiological changes that occur when a fetus is about to be delivered, one disadvantage of artificial intervention is that natural childbirth is a process that starts with the baby. In the days before labor begins, the fetus begins to drain fluid from its lungs so that its lungs can expand and breathe after birth. Problems will arise if artificial induction of labor is performed on the mother before the fetus undergoes these physiological changes in the uterus. "The danger of artificial induction of labor or cesarean section is that the fetus has not yet undergone the above changes physiologically and is not ready for birth.