Response to Leilah McCracken
We partly agree with Leilah McCracken in that labour should be spontaneous and natural because there is no environment as good as intrauterine (in mother’s womb) environment. But we differ as well. The foetus is safe in mother’s womb so long as the environment is foetus friendly. For example if liqour is adequate the foetus is safer. According to my (Anuradha Jaswal) experience the amniotic fluid volume goes down after 40 weeks and unexplained stillbirths also increase after that. Multipara, Intrauterine growth retardation, unfavorable Manning score and non-stress test, thinning down of caesarean scar are relative contraindications of induction.
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Re: Risk of recurrence of prolonged pregnancy
Response to Leilah McCracken
We partly agree with Leilah McCracken in that labour should be spontaneous and natural because there is no environment as good as intrauterine (in mother’s womb) environment. But we differ as well. The foetus is safe in mother’s womb so long as the environment is foetus friendly. For example if liqour is adequate the foetus is safer. According to my (Anuradha Jaswal) experience the amniotic fluid volume goes down after 40 weeks and unexplained stillbirths also increase after that. Multipara, Intrauterine growth retardation, unfavorable Manning score and non-stress test, thinning down of caesarean scar are relative contraindications of induction.
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