Tegam - i can understand what you're saying, but there still needs to be a limit put on how far past EDD people go.
Obviously this would need to be on a case by case basis. My first two babes would have been induced on the current "limit" of 40+10.

I have 4 sisters and only 1 of us isnt a mum yet. So out of the 4 of us, half of us were induced on the first baby. It would have been 75%, but I refused to be induced. Thats a scary number. You can't honestly tell me that 75% of new mums are at risk of their baby dying in utero from carrying over.

Going back to that microcosm, one had a normal induction, the other ended up with epi, epi and forceps. Do I want to know how mine could have ended up? Would I have been the one wheeled to theatre?

The problem with putting a limit on past edd - like they have right now at 40+10, is its "one size fits all". Any limit needs to be designed on the individual circumstances of the woman presenting.

This is where education is key. Now as I said in my blog post - when it came to my DHs Carpel Release surgery, his doctor sat there for like an hour explaining the procedure and risks, as well as any alternatives. When UTD with Haz, I was told "You will be induced on the 21st" and that was it. So yes, they do educate - just not pregnant women.