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Old August 22nd 05, 12:51 PM
Ericka Kammerer
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chris wrote:

It's not that I want to be induced it's if they feel that the labour
isn't progressing and they would under normal circumstanceds induce, to
help the delivery/lobour along.


Are you talking about induction or augmentation? Induction
is *starting* labor when it won't start. Augmentation is artificially
strengthening contractions when labor has started but isn't
progressing adequately. Pitocin/oxytocin can be used for either.
Frankly, induction and augmentation are both done *far*
more often than they're really necessary, and they do have risks,
so the first question should always be whether they're truly
necessary. Only after that is there a question of how safe it
is during a VBAC.

Best wishes,
Ericka