What can I do to speed up delivery ? Can I induce labor ? Posted: 08-29-07 11:08am
I am 37 weeks and 5 days prego. I went to
my weekly Dr. appt today and was dialated
2 cm. I was hoping for more. What can I do
to speed this up? And I have heard of
people getting induced when they are 2-3
cm dialated. When I go back to the dr.
next week and Im dialated 3 cm will they
do anything? Or just let it take its
coursE?
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Pregnancy Answer A3271 Posted: 09-12-07 07:09am
There is no need to induce delivery at 37
weeks. Delivery should happen between the
38th and 42nd week of pregnancy, so you
have 4 more weeks to wait.
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