These are the medical reasons an induction might be offered to you: • Your amniotic sac has broken, but contractions have not begun after six to eight hours. • Your pregnancy is “post dates” (forty-two weeks or beyond). • Your amniotic fluid is low; this is assessed via ultrasound. • You have a health problem, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia (characterized by both high blood pressure and protein in the urine), or gestational diabetes, that can be treated only once your baby is born. • You have chorioamnionitis, a bacterial infection of the two (amnion and chorion) amniotic sac
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