It has been standard practice to tell healthy women who want to get labor going to turn up the volume on Barry White and get busy with their partner. However a study published this month suggests that having sex likely won't pump up the contractions.
Researchers recruited 210 women who were going to be inducted for non-emergency reasons. They assigned each women by chance to one of two groups. The first group was told to have sex to encourage labor. The second group was given no advice about sex before their induction.
They found that women who were told to have sex were more likely to do so - 60.2% compared to 39.6% in the group that was given no advice. However, they also found there were no differences between the two groups in rates of spontaneous labor - or labor starting on its own before the scheduled induction. There also were no differences between the groups in how many women had a C-section or in their babies' birth outcomes.
Bottom line: increasing sexual activity doesn't seem to promote labor. So if your libido is low, don't feel like you have to have sex to get the ball rolling. On the other hand, if sex sounds good, have at it. While an orgasm might not promote labor, it might be your last one for a while - so enjoy!
Researchers recruited 210 women who were going to be inducted for non-emergency reasons. They assigned each women by chance to one of two groups. The first group was told to have sex to encourage labor. The second group was given no advice about sex before their induction.
They found that women who were told to have sex were more likely to do so - 60.2% compared to 39.6% in the group that was given no advice. However, they also found there were no differences between the two groups in rates of spontaneous labor - or labor starting on its own before the scheduled induction. There also were no differences between the groups in how many women had a C-section or in their babies' birth outcomes.
Bottom line: increasing sexual activity doesn't seem to promote labor. So if your libido is low, don't feel like you have to have sex to get the ball rolling. On the other hand, if sex sounds good, have at it. While an orgasm might not promote labor, it might be your last one for a while - so enjoy!
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