Oh dear... I don't mean a PERSON failed but the process of induction... like Rach said, she had cervadil and nothing happened. Many have prostin and just get prostin pains with no labour, like Debbie Lee. Just because you are induced doesn't mean it will work. You not only need the labour hormone, but you need adequate receptors in your uterus too. If your body isn't ready to labour, you may not have that for the induction to take.
Also, if it does, sometimes the baby can become stressed as your uterus is unique from woman to woman and sensitive to different levels of hormone. Inductions are stronger levels of hormones than the body produces, so in turn contractions may be longer, stronger and closer together than normal and baby may become stressed. If labour has begun with waters broken then they also have less 'padding' around the head and more pressure hence monitor picks it up and you have a ceasar.
I am not saying anyone failed or had a bad experience, just some facts, and some observations from midwives seeing women come in for inductions on a daily basis. If you have a medical condition like is the case here, then it's important to choose that path if it means the baby will have the best chance of survival. Who cares what the risk is when it means your baby's life - I have nothing against inductions in this case and we are lucky to have that rather than a straight caesar.
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