Advantages of Waiting for Labor to Start on Its Own
As much as most of these methods of inducing labor may not have any side effects, it may still be best to wait until your body naturally decides to go into labor.
Some if the advantages of waiting for labor to start on its own and allowing your baby spend more time in the womb include:
- More time to build muscle and strength
- Reduced risk of low blood sugar, infection, and jaundice
- Improved breathing as infants born even as little as two weeks early can experience twice the number of complications
- Better feeding once born
- Increased brain development, with the brain growing a third of its size between weeks 35 and 40
Let your body do the work for a few more days and take the time to get as much rest as you possibly can.