Women's experiences of being induced for post-date pregnancy.

Aim: To explore the women's experiences of being booked for induction of labour for a pregnancy greater than 41 weeks gestation.

Participants: 23 primigravidae who were booked for induction: 18 were induced (induction group) and 5 went into spontaneous labour (comparison group).

Method: Data were collected by a series of interviews from booking to after birthing: interpretative techniques analysed verbatim transcriptions.