09/09/2026
A traveling OB at Intermountain Health was quoted on Saturday saying this, ”You don’t come to the hospital to have a vaginal delivery, you come to the hospital to have a healthy baby.”
If I can help you navigate the changing landscape of delivery and providers here in Billings, please let me know!
As doulas, most of us are very familiar with the ARRIVE Study. In fact, many of us have found it difficult to support clients desiring a natural birth since the ARRIVE study was published. Anecdotally, many of us felt induction of labor increases risk of c-section. However, it was difficult to navigate our anecdotal experience with the study.
Well, a new retrospective cohort study published in the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care found a correlation between an induction of labor and increased risk of c-section birth.
Induction of labor and cesarean birth in lower-risk nulliparous women at term: A retrospective cohort study was published in January 2024.
Read the full study here: https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/2024/01/new-study-induction-of-labor-increases-risk-of-c-section-might-contradict-arrive-study/