If you’re planning to schedule your baby’s birth, print this section and take it with you to your next prenatal care checkup. Ask your provider these questions:
If your provider recommends you have your baby before 39 weeks:
1. Is there a problem with my health or the health of my baby that may make me need to have my baby early?
2. Can I wait to have my baby until I am 39 weeks?
About Inducing Labor:
1. Why do you need to induce labor?
2. How will you induce labor?
3. Will inducing labor increase the chance that I’ll need to have a c-section?
About C-Sections:
1. Why do I need to have a c-section?
2. What problems can a c-section cause for me and my baby?
3. Will I need to have a c-section in future pregnancies?
