
S10 E1: The Induction Question: Evidence, Agency, and Informed Choice
Induction has quietly become one of the most common interventions in childbirth—so common that many parents assume it's inevitable or automa...
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Induction has quietly become one of the most common interventions in childbirth—so common that many parents assume it's inevitable or automa...

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