Inleiden van de bevalling

Geschreven door Marlous van der Waal
Gepubliceerd op 18 januari 2024
Laatste update juni 2025 door Margot van Dijk

In Nederland wordt gemiddeld genomen 33% van de nullipara en 25% van de multipara ingeleid (Offerhaus et al., 2023). Dit zijn gemiddelden: de percentages lopen per regio en ziekenhuis uiteen van 14 tot 41%. De redenen om een inleiding te adviseren wisselen ook per regio, waarbij niet alle indicaties zijn onderbouwd met wetenschappelijk onderzoek van goede kwaliteit.

Een inleiding heeft effect op de duur, beleving en eventuele interventies die nodig zijn bij de baring, maar kan ook gevolgen hebben voor moeder en kind op de lange termijn. Op welke manier wordt ingeleid hangt af van in hoeverre het lichaam van de zwangere al klaar is om te baren. Soms is alleen het breken van de vliezen voldoende. In andere situaties wordt medicatie of een andere mechanische manier van inleiden gebruikt.

Wat is inleiden precies? Wanneer wordt inleiden geadviseerd en waarom? Wat zijn daarvan de voor- en nadelen? En welke alternatieve methoden zijn er om weeën op te wekken? Deze en andere vragen worden beantwoord in dit artikel.

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