Yay - go Amanda! Its unbelieveable how the natural process of birthing has evolved into a dreadfully mismanaged business.

Hundreds of years ago - there would be no talk of estimated due dates (emphasis on the ESTIMATED!), or inductions, or internals, etc. A woman would just know she is pregnant, and wait for the magic to happen in its own time - whether it be at 38 weeks or 42 weeks - thats part of the mystery of life!!
The amount of women I have spoken to lately who were pressured into an induction simply because they were 'overdue', and told frightening things like "your baby will start to cook" or "your placenta will start to fail" or some other garbage, is crazy. No evidence was found to suggest that any of these women or their babies were in any danger whatsoever. The vast majority have ended up with an emergency c-section, and they all say the same thing - "when he/she came out - the staff all commented how perfect he/she looked - not a day overdue.."
It's not the babies that get it wrong - the system does. Stick to your guns chick!! Your baby knows exactly when the best time to birth is and he or she has little regard for rigid hospital agendas!!