What is a balloon (or Foley) induction? A balloon catheter (such as a Cook catheter or Foley catheter) is inserted into your cervix and inflated with sterile water. This puts pressure on your cervix and dilates it about to 3-5 cm before the balloon falls out on its own. Cook catheters are similar to Foley catheters, but they have two balloons at the tip instead of one. One is inflated on the inside of your cervix, the other inflates outside. This puts pressure on both the inside and outside of y

Induction of labor can be such an intense process that’s full of information and decisions and can take days and days. I have a lengthy video all about induction of labor over on the Yew T00b but here’s a quick run down of a bishop score, medical induction of labor and mechanical induction of labor. Some of this might also be site and provider specific! **for informational purposes only** #inductionoflabor #LaborInduction #laboranddelivery #obgyn #highriskpregnancy #givingbirth #birthtips #pregn