11/19/2023
Elective induction around a holiday is for convenience, but not yours.
With Thanksgiving & Christmas coming up, loads of unnecessary inductions and c-sections are about to happen.
Every year there is a HUGE decrease in births on (and around)...
🔆 Christmas
🔆 New Year’s Eve/Day
🔆 Easter (changes yearly - first Sunday after the full moon in April)
🔆 Memorial Day (changes yearly - last Monday in May in the US)
🔆 Independence Day (4th of July in the US)
🔆 Thanksgiving (changes yearly - last Thursday in November)
And it’s not just the United States - it's everywhere.
How could it be that all of these holidays have lower birth rates year after year?
It’s not a coincidence - it’s about convenience.
And not YOUR convenience. The convenience of providers.
No one wants to work on holidays, and hospital birth providers have a way to make sure (for the most part) that they don’t have to.
Inductions & c-sections are rarely scheduled ON holidays, but they ARE frequently scheduled in the days leading up to, or just after, a holiday.
If you are due around a holiday, and your provider suggests an induction or c-section, it’s a good idea to question why (remember that you always have the right to decline). If there is NOT a legitimate medical reason, they may be more concerned with being home in time for a holiday dinner than your well being.
For more info and references on this topic, check out my FREE holiday births handout on my website (birthuprising.com/resources).
