Dr. Brad Bootstaylor
ASK: Are there common ways a doctor would try to persuade me into a...
C-Section Persuasion
(Transcript) The mother is vulnerable. She can come in their birth photog, birth Doula, obstetrician, midwife, family history when she is in that...
ASK: My doctor or midwife wants me to be induced, I’m not sure I...
My Doctor Wants To Induce Me, What Should I Do?
Transcript: "A question like that probably has multiple layers to it all, but it actually...
ASK: What are some medical reasons for induction?
Childbirth Induction Essential Info
ANSWER: "Medically, often times an induction is recommended when the mom will go over her due date, which as a reminder is...
ASK: Should I schedule my induction for social reasons?
TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER
You also see inductions done for what I think are social reasons. Sometimes there's a convenience factor regarding maybe family-related issues and/or...
ASK: What happens to my body when I get an induction?
TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER
Aspects of an induction that need to be appreciated, one is are they appropriate indications for it and then if they are,...
ASK: Do I need an induction if I have low amniotic fluid?
TRANSCRIPT TO ANSWER
Yeah, I mean I'll tell you what amniotic fluid looks like. It looks like it's a fluid situation, meaning that sometimes it's high,...
SHARE: Being 43 weeks pregnant is still a women’s choice
TRANSCRIPT OF ANSWER
She is 43 weeks in three days. She wants to be induced about four weeks, 39 weeks. Here we are now Forty-three...
ASK: What is a family centered Cesarean?
TRANSCRIPT TO ANSWER
Wonderful question. We get asked that a lot, we call it actually family-centered. It's Assyrian. A key piece being that the mother,...
ASK: When is a VBAC not recommended?
When is VBAC isn't an option
Depends what country you're in maybe, but if a mother has had a previous classical, so cesarean birth, which...
ASK: What are some common misconceptions about VBAC?
TRANSCRIPTS OF ANSWER
One that we see often is that the baby's going to not survive the pregnancy, the mother's going to hemorrhage, she's going...