Cairns Base Hospital's policy is for induction at 10 days post dates, on the basis that they want the birth to occur by or on 14 days post and it can sometimes take several days for induction to be successful.

However, induction (and right of refusal) is up to the mother, they give documentation explaining why they recommend it, why a woman might choose to refuse (ie: risks of induction, including cascade of intervention), and the support they offer in the event of refusal (monitoring, scans, etc).

When I was post-dates I outlined my concerns about routine induction and chose to be monitored. The ob said that all was looking good and that it would be fine to wait a few days to see if I went into labour naturally and then to re-assess then. The induction was rescheduled, but I was informed that on the day I did have the right not to go ahead if I so chose. I went into labour the day before I was due to be induced (at 12 days).