In the past 10 years, there has been controversy about whether or not childbirth should be induced or be allowed to progress naturally.

There has been an increasing tendency for doctors to induce labor.

Associated with this has been a progression in childbirth technology, so that the strength of the contractions of the womb can be controlled by drugs and the progress of the baby closely monitored.

Those parents who see induced labor as too technological, and a complication of what should be a natural and shared family experience, have been increasingly vocal in demanding that their viewpoints be heard and considered.

Medical proponents of the management of labor argue that the method allows the whole medical team to be available to deal with any problems which may arise, whereas spontaneous natural labor may occur at night, on weekends or holidays when the full medical team is not available.

In a British Medical Journal review of reports from several centres, it was found that there can be different interpretations and different results from various groups in matters of usage and observation of natural or induced labor. And so the debate continues.

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