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Procedural anxiety

Anxiety that happens during medical procedures, especially when someone feels exposed, watched, or unable to move freely.

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Mental preparation and staying calm during induction

Mental preparation and staying calm during induction

Understand what induction can feel like Induction of labor is not one single event. It is usually a sequence of assessments and interventions designed to soften, open, or stimulate the cervix and uterus. Depending on your situation, this may include cervical ripening with medication or a balloon catheter, artificial rupture of membranes, oxytocin infusion, fetal […]