Scheduling your baby's birth, hospitals cracking down on induction

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Scheduling your baby's birth


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Posted: 05/03/2012

(WXYZ) - According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in the last two decades the rate of induction has nearly double and early induction for non medical reasons has become common practice.

But some hospitals are cracking down, banning early induction and asking moms to wait for nature to take its course.

Watch Glenda Lewis’ story on scheduling your baby’s birth in the video player above.

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