So, I was chatting with a family friend who breeds show horses.
Talking about postdates, etc. He laughed at me. Apparently, any horse breeder worth his salt knows that
1) the foal initiates birth,
2) any breeder who induces labor is a fool,
3) foals that come from induced labors are inferior (have long term health difficulties, etc),
4) induced labors are hard on both foal and mare, and
5) some foals just take longer, and gestational dates are just a guess.
If this is "common knowledge" amongst horse breeders, fercryingoutloud, why isn't it for human breeders????