Natural Ways To Induce Labor - A Few Important Facts

By: Graham Lavery


After the normal duration of pregnancy is complete and you have not yet give birth, your doctor may talk to you about induced labor. This can mean chemical induction and medical treatment is usually avoided, unless the woman is in danger because of the pregnancy. The bad part of the chemical induction is that in about 50% of the cases, it leads to a Cesarean birth or the use of the vacuum method. Both have some serious effects. The first one keeps you doped and in bed for the first days after giving birth and you cannot breastfeed your child and the second can cause a dislocation of your baby's shoulder.

If you do not like the idea of chemical induction, you may be interested in finding a natural way to induce labor.

A hormone called oxytocin, also used to chemically induce labor, can be caused to be produced by the body through nipple stimulation. Other ways are having sex, driving a car on a bumpy road or exercising. The natural production of oxytocin will help inducing labor.

Meditation is another natural way to induce labor. Relax your muscles and focus on the process of giving birth. Your mind can work wonders for you.

If you better like using the qualities of plants, herbs like blue or black cohoch can be of help. But be very careful and always take such herbs under the supervision of a doctor. They can cause terrible side effects, like damaging the child's heart or making you bleed too much during labor. Some other natural remedies have been used, like cumin or red raspberry leaf tee, or evening primrose oil, but their effects are not conclusive.

The best solution for inducing labor in a natural way and the one that was proved to work is acupressure. A specialist can help you induce labor by pressing specific spots on your body.

This is a safe procedure. What is also great about acupressure is that it can help you ease the pain of labor. By using acupressure methods, your task will become less difficult and less painful.

If you want to do it at home, you must know what points of your body must be pressed. Ask your partner or somebody else to help you with the delivery. Do not be afraid that you can do too much acupressure as there is no such thing. Nothing will become over stimulated and no harm is being done by massaging too much certain points.

Acupressure has an important role not only in inducing labor, but also in promoting the movements of the cervix that help the baby descend. Because the pains are eased with the help of acupressure, you will not need any medicines for your pain. You will be more aware of what is happening with you and you will be ready to keep your baby in your arms.

An overdue pregnancy is when you passed the 41st week of pregnancy without delivery. Remember that acupressure is the only helpful and safe natural method to induce labor without having pains.


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