Natural Birth on Repeat: An Induced Labor Story

TDO Timothy
Nov 1 · 5 min read
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In my early twenties, induced labor was being advertised as the cosmopolitan thing to do if you were working, pregnant and needing to get back to your regular schedule as soon as possible. It was (and is still) so popular there’s a name for it — elective induction — but health experts are divided on whether or not women should CHOOSE labor early because of possible complications and the particulars of a…

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