it is a great article...and the cascade of interventions was exactly what ended up happening to me.
can i ask though.....
what other choice did i have when i got to 42 weeks pregnant without any contractions, show, waters breaking, than a chemical induction?
Wait to go into labour?

There are many variables involved in calculating a due date. There are all sorts of reasons that your due date might not have been ideal. And there are ultrasound scans that can be done to check placental function to ensure your baby is okay. But very few babies go so overdue they come to harm - after all, the body is designed to give birth when it is ready.

"When the apple is ripe, it will fall..."