I had to be or rather, chose to be, induced after wekks and weeks of pre-labour. It turned out to be a good thing though as I was 6 cms dilated before even being in actua labour so I ended up with a speedy hour and a bit long labour. A nice change from my first effort of about 18 hours!. My second was bout 4 hours and I had lots of pre labour with her too. I think it is is good thing as it seems to gently prepare the cervix and is a good opportunity to practice your relaxation breathing in preparation for labour. My birth story of Baby number 3 is on the main site titled 'An Extraordinary Gift.'