INDUCTION IS AN OFFER, NOT AN INSTRUCTION
Thinking about induction? Know your options first
Around one in three labours in the UK now starts with an induction. This guide walks you through the sweep, pessaries, breaking your waters and the drip, with the real numbers, what it can feel like and the questions to ask, so you can say yes, not yet or no with confidence. With a handy induction checklist to take to your appointments.
What's inside
Induction is an offer, not an instruction.
What it really is
What induction involves, why you might be offered one, and the real numbers behind the reasons.
Every method, step by step
The sweep, pessaries, breaking your waters and the drip, and the honest bit about what each can feel like.
Yes, not yet or no
The questions to ask, your rights and how to make a decision that feels right for you and your baby.
Making it yours
How to keep an induction calm and feeling like yours, a birth partner section and your induction checklist.
"We're not here to tell you whether to have one. We're here to make sure that whatever you choose, you choose it knowing what's actually involved."
You'll be ready to…
- Understand exactly what's being offered, and why
- Weigh up the real numbers, not just the headlines
- Ask the right questions at your appointments
- Say yes, not yet or no, with confidence
- Know what each stage can feel like
- Keep your hormones, and your birth space, on side
- Give your birth partner a real job to do
- Make an induction feel like yours
Why I made this
Hi, I'm Clare
I founded LushTums in Brighton in 2007. As a senior yoga teacher, doula and FEDANT-accredited antenatal educator, I've spent 20 years supporting families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Around one in three labours in the UK now starts with an induction, and so many women tell me they felt rushed into it without really understanding their options. This guide is everything we talk through with the mums-to-be in our LushTums classes and birth prep workshops: evidence-informed, warm and honest.
Know your options. Make your choice. Make it yours.
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For information and education only. This isn't medical advice and doesn't replace care from your midwife or doctor.