From: Susan
Cudlipp
"The reply was 'I DONT CARE- I WANT TO BE INDUCED' How can the
ob refuse in this instance?"
In my experience, many women don't understand
that being induced can result in a very different birthing experience for
themselves and their babies. Perhaps rather than simply being told yes or no, a
woman would change her mind about wanting to be induced (or the way she is
induced) if she had all the facts.
I also think "due
dates" (particularly the dates calculated at early ultrasounds) can have a
hugely negative psychological effect on a woman's willingness to wait for labour
to start spontaneously.
From: Justine
Canes
"It is not until we have a full complement of
choice from homebirth to elec c/s can we say that women are really making a
choice. "
And that women are fully informed when
making those choices.
