Do I Need to Be Induced?
A one-hour masterclass that shows you the real evidence, hands you the exact questions to ask, and puts you back in control of whether you say yes or no to an induction.
THE END OF GOOGLING "DO I HAVE TO BE INDUCED?"
You’re here because…
You've been told you "have to be induced".
Maybe it was "we don't let you go past 41 weeks".
Maybe it was "baby's measuring big".
Maybe it was "the risk of stillbirth doubles", said just as you were picking up your coat.
You said okay, because it came out of nowhere and there wasn't a second to think, let alone ask a question.
Now it's late, and you've got eleven tabs open in your brain. One says induction is perfectly safe, one is a birth story you really wish you hadn't read, and another is an NHS page that tells you what an induction is and nothing about whether you need one.
None of them answer the thing you actually want to know.
"Do I have to say yes to an induction?"
Here’s the short answer
No. You don't "have to" be induced. It's an offer, and the national guidance says you can go ahead, delay, decline or stop.
But "you're allowed to say no" doesn't give you the words or the questions you need to talk about this with your midwife.
What helps is knowing why it's been offered to you. What the risk actually is, as a number. What happens if you wait. What on earth you're going to say in that room.
That's exactly what this masterclass is going to give you.
Now imagine the other version
You know exactly what you're walking into. You already know the scary statistics are coming, and that they'll be handed to you with no context at all. So when somebody says "the risk doubles", your stomach doesn't drop. You ask what it doubles from. You've got your handout open on your phone, with all the evidence I've talked you through in one place. Your partner isn't clueless either. They've got their own questions, and they ask them whilst they squeeze your hand.
Instead of feeling cornered, you have a really open conversation with your midwife or your care team about how to get the best care for you inside the NHS. Then you make the decision that's right for you and your baby, and you know, really know, that it was completely yours.
But that feeling doesn't stay in the appointment. It comes into labour with you.
If you're induced, you're not lying there wondering whether you should have pushed back. You're leaning into it, because you chose it.
If you're waiting, you're not watching the clock. You know exactly why you're waiting, and what you're keeping an eye on.
Maybe your story is the one where you went into labour on your own at 41+5, in your own bed, just like you pictured.
That's the real payoff. Not a better chat with your consultant. A birth you walk into feeling solid, whatever it ends up looking like.
Maybe…
Maybe you "have to" be induced because that's the policy (you don't, policy isn't law).
Maybe your midwife will walk you through every option (they won't unless you ask the right questions).
Maybe it's too late to get your head around all of this (it takes an hour).
Or maybe…you're one evening away from walking into that appointment feeling completely different.
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Know what’s actually being offered
No more piecing it together from forums. You’ll know what an induction is from start to finish, how long it really takes, what you're saying yes to alongside it, and a straight answer on whether it's more painful.
It’s your turn to…
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See the real numbers
The risk of stillbirth week by week, as actual figures and not as "it doubles". What the five big induction trials found, and what gets claimed about them. The evidence on going past your due date, a big baby, your age, and your waters breaking.
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Walk in knowing what to say
The five questions that get you a proper answer. Word-for-word scripts for when it's presented as already decided, when you need time, and when you want to wait. What monitoring to ask for, and exactly what your birth partner's job is in that room.
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Have a really good induction, if that’s what you choose
This isn't anti-induction. If it's the right call for you, you'll know how to work with your body, what to ask for before you go in, and how to make that room yours.
You’re probably thinking…
“I can't argue with a consultant."
You don't have to. This isn't about arguing. It's about asking five questions and knowing what the answers mean. (You get the words. Literally word for word.)
"What if I actually do need one?"
Then you'll know that too. Some women watch this and book their induction the next day, feeling completely different about it. That's exactly the point.
"My appointment is in two days."
Good. It's an hour, it's in short chapters, and your handout has the questions ready to go. You could know all of this by bedtime.
"I've already done a hypnobirthing course."
Brilliant. That taught you calm. This teaches you what to say when somebody books you in. Calm and informed are two different jobs.
Here’s what you get
The masterclass. About an hour, split into short chapters, so you can go straight to the numbers and the scripts if that's what you need tonight
Your handout. Every figure with its source, the five questions, the scripts, and a checklist for induction day. Keep it on your phone and take it into the room with you
Something to watch together. It's made for you and your birth partner, because they're the one asking the questions while you're busy having a baby.
Hey, I'm Eleanor.
I'm not your average birth educator.
I'm a certified doula, a multi-award winning birth educator and a birth trauma practitioner — and the way I prepare women for birth is worlds apart from an NCT class or a £15 e-book.
I've supported over 200 births and pregnancies — I've been in the room when induction was exactly the right call. I've also been in the room when nobody could tell the woman in front of them why it was happening.
That's where I learned what actually changes how a birth unfolds. It isn't luck. It's a woman who knows her choices before someone else tries to make them for her.
I've been the pregnant woman sitting in a rushed antenatal appointment too, leaving with more questions than answers and going home to Google. So I made exactly the thing to fix the gap in our maternity system with rising induction rates.
This is for you if…
You've been offered an induction, or you can feel it coming.
You want the evidence, not somebody's opinion (including mine).
You'd choose an induction happily if it was right for you. You just want to be the one choosing.
You know that "healthy mum, healthy baby" is the bare minimum, and you're not settling for the bare minimum.
You don't want to be sat there afterwards thinking "wait, did I actually have a say in any of that?"
Recommended by mums, midwives and birth partners
For the question gals
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Yes. You can still ask every one of these questions, you can still delay or change your mind, and if you go ahead, the last section is all about making it a good one.
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No. It gives you the numbers and your options so that you can decide.
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It's made for both of you. They get their own scripts for the appointment and their own jobs for induction day.
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No. It's evidence, national guidance and the questions to ask. Your midwife or doctor knows your history, and the decision is always yours to make with them.
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Yes. There course is designed for you to do together, so you’re both going into birth feeling fully prepared and informed. Each week you’ll have a short task to put your new skills into practise.
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I’m Eleanor, a certified doula, multi-award-winning hypnobirthing and antenatal specialist, and birth trauma practitioner. I’ve supported over 100 births and pregnancies across home births, midwife-led units, hospitals, inductions and caesareans. I’m recommended by NHS midwives, Midwives in your Pocket®, My Independent Midwife and Yuula®.
But here’s what matters more than the qualifications: I’ve lived every single part of this. I’ve been the pregnant woman leaving appointments with more questions than answers. I’ve been the doula in the room when a woman knowing her choices changed the entire course of her birth — and when not knowing them changed it too. Nothing in this masterclass is theory I read in a book. It’s what I use, in real rooms, with real women, when it actually counts. That’s what you’re getting access to.
You’ve questioned “do I need to be induced” long enough.
The woman who walks out of her next midwife appointment feeling calm and certain in her choices, isn’t luckier than you.
She just knows what to ask and what it really means for her birth.
Close the tabs.
£47 founding price until November 2027.