What You Need to Know about Labor Induction – Podcast Ep 20
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What You Need to Know about Labor Induction – Podcast Ep 20

As you approach your due date, you may be faced with the decision to induce your labor. Here's what you need to know about labor inductions.

Published October 29, 2019

by Nina Spears

The Baby Chick®: Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Expert
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A woman with long brown hair lies in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown and resting with her eyes closed. She has a nasal cannula for oxygen and an IV line attached to her arm, as she undergoes labor induction. The room has medical equipment visible in the background.


At the end of women’s pregnancies, many women are faced with the decision or recommendation to medically induce labor. Some reasons are for the baby’s health and well-being, and others are for personal reasons. Lately, I’ve been attending a lot of labor inductions, so I thought we should talk about this important topic. Today Mary Alice, a midwife and doula, and I are covering all the details and what you can expect during a labor induction. We hope that this podcast episode helps!

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Nina is The Baby Chick® & Editor-in-Chief of Baby Chick®. She received her baby planning certification in early 2011 and began attending births that same year. Since then, Nina has received her birth doula and postpartum doula certifications from DONA International, her childbirth educator certification from ICEA, her Hynobabies Hypno-Doula certification, and her infant massage instructor certification from Loving Touch, among other certifications. Nina has used her knowledge and expertise to teach and support families during their pregnancies, at their births, and throughout their postpartum journeys for over a decade.

Early in her career, Nina acquired her nickname from one of her birth doula clients, who lovingly referred to her as “The Baby Chick.” The “chick” who knows all about babies.…

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