Does Squatting Induce Labor?
After nine months of pregnancy, many women are anxious to deliver. The female body is an effective incubator, and most women will go into labor once the baby has reached full term and is ready to be delivered. Unless there are complications, the health of the baby generally depends on complete development inside the womb. While there are several ways to hasten labor once it has started–including squatting, there are only a few methods to actually encourage the start of true, active labor. Unfortunately, squatting and other gravitational methods are not effective in inducing labor. The only verifiable methods to induce labor are medically induced and require the assistance of a physician.
