Induction, pros cons, ins outs?

[Gonnabmummy]

I don't know a thing about it.

I'm 36+5 next midwife app at 37 but my midwife is on holiday and she's the only one so a stand in is coming from the hosp (40 mins away) my next app after is 39 weeks so not much time left then.
I will have a sweep or two when offered.
But are there different types of induction?
What are the pros and cons of induction? When would you consider it a good thing.
Most threads on here seem to tend more to avoiding/waiting as long as poss why?
Does it restrict types of birth I.e pool, pain relief etc

I am completely clueless so if there's more to add please do thanks :)

Thanks posybunchof

My induced birth was great, MUCH better than my spontaneous one! Induced at 38 weeks, pessary in less than 24 hours, waters broken and baby came three hours later. It was a fab fab fab birth. But that is just MY experience. I was lucky enough to have a wonderful consultant who talked me through all of the pros and cons of the procedure.

Good luck and congratulations!

Also, where does the 70% of inductions end in a C section figure come from that a previous poster alluded to?!

I was surprised by that too Munxx hence finding those NHS stats (which indicate a lot less than that). I did see some American stats which mentioned 67%. I found it difficult to find many actual figures though.

Also with second+ time inductions I can't think that many end up in c-sections as most I hear of happen easily like yours - a friend of mine just had her waters broken and out she popped! I hope my (probably) second induction in a few weeks goes a bit like that!