In this episode of The POPPED Podcast, Dr. Emily Muery dives into labor induction from a perspective that’s rarely centered — the emotional and lived experience of being induced.

This conversation explores:

• What labor induction can feel like when birth shifts from waiting to planned
• Why induction can bring up grief, pressure, and feelings of failure — even when it’s medically appropriate
• The different types of labor induction (cervical ripening, hormonal, mechanical) and why not all inductions feel the same
• How cultural narratives around “natural” birth shape the way moms interpret induction
• Why needing support or intervention does not mean your body failed
• What actually matters most in induced births — beyond the method itself

This episode is an invitation to hold nuance, process changes with compassion, and remember that induction is not failure — and your birth still belongs to you.

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