Whatever the merits of "Broken Glass," who would deny the play has a right to a natural evolution, not an induced delivery?

Michael's birth was a scheduled induced delivery, arranged by Gina's doctor so that the adoptive parents could fly out in time.

The child had been scheduled for an induced delivery on Monday and had already been named Elijah.

Once the fetus's lungs are mature, as confirmed by amniocentesis, an early cesarean or induced delivery can shorten the wait till treatment.

She could have opted for an abortion, she said, but she decided to go through an induced delivery, and was in labor for more than 14 hours.

"We explored induced delivery with our group," he said, "and we don't think it's going to accomplish what Dr. Gallie wants to accomplish."

She is worried by "increased intervention in the delivery room," "induced deliveries for the convenience of nine-to-five doctors," "too many caesarean sections."

Her mother, Donna Zimmerman, fearing for the unborn child, eventually arrived at the bar and took her to the hospital, where she was scheduled to have an induced delivery two days later.

When induced delivery needs to take place before 37 weeks gestation, it is accepted that there are additional risks to the baby from premature birth that will require additional monitoring and care.