A framework to help you make the decision - induction of labour

Using your BRAIN

A framework to help you decide.

Use this decision making framework to help you decide whether induction is the right option for you. Using this structured way of thinking may also help you during your labour and birth, when different options may be offered to you, for example, pain relief options, vaginal examinations, or the way in which your baby is born. It will also help you to ask questions. If you can’t decide, you can always ask for some more time to think. 

• Benefits – what are the benefits if I decide to do this?
• Risks – what are the risks associated with this?
• Alternatives – what are the alternatives to this?
• Intuition – what is my gut instinct about this?
• Nothing – what if I choose to wait this out?