Say you walk into the hospital, get checked out (BP, placenta, amnio fluid, baby's heartbeat, etc etc - all vital signs are a-ok) and then your OB says 'well, Mrs UpTheDuff, you've now reached our arbitrary cut-off point of 10 days' overdue so we'll have to induce you.'
Then you say: 'Over my dead body. That baby's fine and so am I. I'll let nature take its course, thank you very much Dr Overcautious.'
What happens then? Do they rugby tackle you onto the nearest bed, superglue your arms to your sides, stick your legs in stirrups and cry 'Mwa hahaharrr! Hospital policy rules ok!' before reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaching up your fanjo and yanking that child out by hand?
Surely there has to be some sort of discussion over the induction issue, where the woman gets to make the ultimate decision? If you and your baby are ok, they can't actually force you to be induced, can they?
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So what actually happens if you are overdue and refuse to be induced?
MrsMerryHenry · 16/09/2009 23:12
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