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Bishop score?
Have any of you heard of this? I've heard/read a ton of birth stories lately that start in induction for one reason or another, and the ones that make me sad are the ones that end up in c section for "failure to progress" when baby probably want ready anyway (hence why you had to be induced!).
But in my reading I came across the term bishop score, so if any of you are talking induction with your doc/midwife, ask for what your bishop score is first. For a first time mom, you'll probably have a successful induction with a sore of eight or more, second time mom might be able to have a successful induction with a score as low as six.
It gives you points on a scale of 0-2 (like the apgar your baby will be given after birth) in the following categories:
cervical texture (how soft or rigid it is)
cervical placement
cervical effacement
cervical dilation
baby's station
Hopefully this will give you a better idea of whether or not you'll have a successful induction!
But in my reading I came across the term bishop score, so if any of you are talking induction with your doc/midwife, ask for what your bishop score is first. For a first time mom, you'll probably have a successful induction with a sore of eight or more, second time mom might be able to have a successful induction with a score as low as six.
It gives you points on a scale of 0-2 (like the apgar your baby will be given after birth) in the following categories:
cervical texture (how soft or rigid it is)
cervical placement
cervical effacement
cervical dilation
baby's station
Hopefully this will give you a better idea of whether or not you'll have a successful induction!
@babyberry000
unless it's medically necessary you have every right to refuse induction. They can't force you to be induced against your will. Talk to your doc/midwife and figure out under which circumstances he/she would be inclined to induce so you have a better idea of what to expect.
unless it's medically necessary you have every right to refuse induction. They can't force you to be induced against your will. Talk to your doc/midwife and figure out under which circumstances he/she would be inclined to induce so you have a better idea of what to expect.
Depends on your doc/midwife but it was something that was never brought up by my midwife who I love dearly and trust a ton. But I was a very good candidate for induction, had my baby within ten hours after getting my pitocen started (and even when they turned my pit drip off I continued contracting perfectly!)
I've never heard about this! I'm glad you posted this. Do doctors usually notify what your bishop score is or do you have to ask?? I'm guessing I was in the same boat as you with my first. Closest thing I'm getting to induction is a membrane sweep which I've already had to try and stimulate my dilation a bit better to try and avoid the induction and potential of c section. It turned out just as I had hoped. Dilated me to a 2 1/2 and no baby. I'm willing to wait until she's ready
That's always the best if it's possible! Just trying to inform so we hopefully have fewer c sections resulting from unsuccessful inductions.
Alright thank you. Im hoping to go all natural unless for some odd reason I have to get induced
Aww thank you :-) fortunately where I live a lot of docs do them they prefer it. My family doctor just thought I'd be better off with an experienced ob who them a lot I miss her but like I said kinda her fault I even have to this lol but we still keep in touch :-)
@cecilia_morgan I'm glad you found a Dr willing to help you get your Vbac. Best of luck with it!
@Allocate I'd only bring it up if your doctor/midwife suggests induction or if you want to electively induce for some reason.
I think part of it for her waa she wasu family doctor and we have too close of a relationship so I think ahe thought she was helping bc I was miserable when really all ahe did was screw up my labor plan :-( I still love her as a family doctor and the doctor of my children but ill always be mad about that :-( I have an ob this pregnancy bc I told her I will not do a repeat cesarean. So I found a good doctor for vbac :-) hope things go my way and doesntc end in csection again. She said she absolutely will not induce me bc it's increases risk of rupture and that I can carry till 41 weeks before shell schedule a cesarean :-) I am happy with this. Otherwise I get my vbac providing labor goes well I plan on no medicine just waking shower and birthing ball. Like I wanted first time :-) im determined! :-)
Ugh you'd think a doc would know better than to induce with a bad score! I don't know what my score was when I was induced (my water had broken with no contractions) but thinking back on what I know now I'd guess that I wasa seven or an eight.
Yup my doctor have me my bishop score and still induced me even though it was too low so I wasn't a good candidate I was cax day before my due date and I stored dilating at 8cm and ended up with a csection. I have a new doctor now and I'm planning an all natural vbac :-) still very sour about how first labor and birth went if I'd known better at the time I would've fought it :-(
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