Induction of labor at 27 weeks of pregnancy

Induced labor is a way of expelling the fetus from the pregnant woman's belly when it is discovered that the fetus is dead or has some adverse problems, so as to avoid any adverse effects of the dead fetus on the woman. Some women will find that their fetuses cannot survive at 27 weeks of pregnancy. In this case, induced labor is needed. So, can induced labor be performed at 27 weeks of pregnancy? Let's introduce it below.

Can I induce labor at 27 weeks of pregnancy?

There is no specific best time to induce labor, the earlier the better.

Generally speaking, women who are less than three months pregnant do not need to use induced labor. If they are more than three months pregnant, they will need to undergo an induced abortion. It should be noted that because the fetus has begun to develop bones and the placenta has gradually formed after more than three months of pregnancy, the embryo is relatively large at this time. If you want to remove it through induced labor, you must dilate the cervix. The larger the fetus, the greater the impact, and it is easy to cause sequelae such as habitual abortion.

Gynecologists say that there is actually no specific best time to perform an induced abortion, because induced abortion refers to a surgery performed on women after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Usually, for pregnancies of more than three months, mid-term induction of labor is required, which requires hospitalization. The method of terminating pregnancy by induction of labor between 12 and 24 weeks of pregnancy is called mid-pregnancy induction of labor.

The requirement for induced abortion in late pregnancy is to do it as early as possible, because the longer the time, the greater the damage to the female uterus. In addition, the induced abortion operation in late pregnancy must be completed within 6 natural months. Therefore, there is no specific best time for inducing labor, the earlier the better.

Precautions after induced abortion during pregnancy

1. After the induced abortion operation, women should continue to stay in the hospital for observation for 2 hours, paying attention to vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. If there is no reaction, they can go home and rest.

2. After an induced abortion, a woman must wait until her uterus has fully recovered before she can have sexual intercourse (the shortest time is 42 days and the longest time is 3 months). Because the uterus and cervix are traumatized at this time, if you have sex at this time, the bacteria on the male genitals will enter the injured uterus, easily causing infection and inflammation.

3. For a period of time after induced abortion, the trauma on the endometrium has not yet recovered and the cervix is ​​relaxed. If you do not pay attention to the hygiene of the vulva at this time, the bacteria from the vulva will enter the uterine cavity and cause infection. Therefore, after induced abortion, you should pay attention to keeping the vulva clean and change sanitary napkins frequently. If you have fever, abdominal pain, or vaginal discharge with an odor, it may be caused by infection and you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time.