Refusing induction

What is PI? 36 weeks is not usual. Can you get a second opinion?

Every single aspect of your pregnancy and birth is informed choice. YOUR choice. It droves me insane how negligent doctors are pushing their agenda and forgetting that they must abide by informed choice!

If its placental insufficiency i think u should go for it. Get the baby out. I had induction as well concerns for placental insufficiency . Its not nice and v unpredictable. But ofcourse it should be discussed with u in details.

My purpose isnot to make to worried. But placental insufficiency can cause stillbirth. Get the baby out.

If it's for PI I would do it X

If the PI was serious, why did they not refer you for immediate c section to get the baby out? I would want more information on exactly what was wrong, the extent etc. Terms like PI can be thrown around and never explained. X

U can refuse and cancel but i strongly feel being patient u aren’t always in a position to make right decision for u. I am dr myself but always followed advice by doctor as a patient. Rest is up to u

I begged my midwife to induce me cause I was so uncomfortable and just over being pregnant, but I was also told that if I change my mind, its completely up to me and they cannot force me to do anything.

You can cancel anything you want to. Your body, your care, you choice. Likely you’ll be able to ask for further monitoring if you don’t want to. Do some research and make an informed choice x

If you don’t want it, you should be able to go in for daily Doppler monitoring to check the health of the placenta each day!

You can cancel or delay it but you may have to complete and sign form confirming that you went against their medical advice . This happened to me when they said I should get induced by 40 weeks if I don't go into labour naturally due to placenta lakes. I ended up getting induced though as I would've been full term anyways

@Che we only do that if there is reversed flow in the cord.
To the original poster, yes you can decline induction, of course you can. Raised PI with everything else being normal (depending on how small baby is and how much they have dropped off the centiles on your growth chart) its entirely reasonable to wait until 37 weeks if you'd rather. You should be getting scans twice a week anyway xx

I refused to be induced. I was under consultant. Everything was fine with baby I had a scan on the Friday then my consultant appointment on the Wednesday this is when she told me she wasn’t happy with the baby’s growth from Fridays scan as it had slowed down and wanted to induce me the following week at exactly 38 weeks. At this point I was still working full time and was planning on working full time until 40 weeks so I refused and she sent me away with a leaflet telling me to read it and go back the following Wednesday to let her know if I had changed my mind. I done all the research I possibly could I asked so many questions on here as I think mams that have gone through it themselves are more helpful than just researching online. Decided I didn’t want to be induced and she was pushing it on me and even called in another consultant to try and convince me. at that appointment I was having some pains anyway so she put me on the monitor and I was having 3 contractions every 15 minutes

I phoned into work to say I needed to start my maternity early. I drove home and everything completely stopped the following day I went into labour and my baby was born (exactly 38 weeks & weighing 5lb 10.) she was never going to be a big baby as I am so small myself anyway. She’s now 1 and absolutely thriving. All I can say is do your research! They cannot force you into anything. I took my partner to the second appointment as I knew they would try and push it on me and if I had been on my own I probably would of given in.

You can decline any medical intervention in pregnancy - in the UK. It is your body and your consent is needed for anything to take place. In a medical setting it may not always be presented in this way but you are not the permission seeker, you are the permission giver. I would request to get further information so you can understand your situation better which will help you make an informed decision about what you want to do going forward 😊