Induction

Love Island’s Montana Brown explains why she refused labour induction

Love Island’s Montana Brown explains why she refused labour induction

Love Island star Montana Brown has admitted she is against induction because doctors recommend it too often. Sharing the controversial opinion on her Instagram stories, new mum Montana Brown said she went into natural labour in June. She believes induction is offered to pregnant people “too willy-nilly”. “I went into labour naturally, my waters broke […]

3 years ago

A SUGAR Drip Could Help Shorten Your Labour (According To A Canadian Study)

A SUGAR Drip Could Help Shorten Your Labour (According To A Canadian Study)

Anything that claims to reduce labour time is of major interest to us and our dear readers. That’s why this study stopped us in our tracks. Researchers in Canada have found that labour can be dramatically reduced by a simple sugar rush. The study showed that giving pregnant mothers an intravenous drip of glucose during […]

10 years ago

OPINION: Inducing Labour: Does It Shift the Goal Posts of Birth?

OPINION: Inducing Labour: Does It Shift the Goal Posts of Birth?

I’ve had three ‘overdue’ and ‘big’ babies. I’ve been told on each one that I’m ‘measuring over’. I’ve been sent for a ‘sizing scan’ in the last few weeks of pregnancy. I’ve had to say ‘no thank you’ to the offer of induction on all three. In the end they were all born without medical […]

10 years ago