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How Painful Is An Induced Labor During Pregnancy?

my sister is 18 weeks pregnant and just was told by several docs that her baby has no kidneys and has no hopr for survival my sister and her docs have decided to in duce labor tonight she wants to know how painful labor and delivery will be and also she wants to hold the baby and she is scared of what he will look like and when she holds and kisses him thet he might break she is also worried thet if he is born alive will he be in pain and how long it will take for him to pass
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Very sorry to know of this outcome. Induced labor can be made painless through epidural analgesia. This includes giving small incremental doses through an epidural catheter under strict aseptic precautions. The patient is monitored throughout. Thus it is easier, especially when there is lot of stress as in your case. The baby, if born alive, may survive from a few minutes to a few hours. The two facts, the anatomical defect and the prematurity determine the outcome. Please ask your sister to be prepared mentally. Hope this helps.
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How Painful Is An Induced Labor During Pregnancy?

Hello, Very sorry to know of this outcome. Induced labor can be made painless through epidural analgesia. This includes giving small incremental doses through an epidural catheter under strict aseptic precautions. The patient is monitored throughout. Thus it is easier, especially when there is lot of stress as in your case. The baby, if born alive, may survive from a few minutes to a few hours. The two facts, the anatomical defect and the prematurity determine the outcome. Please ask your sister to be prepared mentally. Hope this helps.