Everyday, women from all walks of life experience the best gift they could ever receive - the gift of motherhood. They carry a new life inside their body for long nine months and have to deal with different changes, emotionally and physically.

While the long wait for the baby's arrival usually fuel up everyone else's excitement, too much waiting can be a bad thing, especially when mothers-to-be go past their due dates. If the woman is past due date it is time for labor induction. In general doctor's will only allow natural labor induction if valid reasons are given. Valid reasons are e.g. if the baby is already overdue or if the mother or baby have any underlying medical conditions which could put them both in danger.

Without a doubt choosing natural labor induction is the better decision compared to inducing labor medically. Why? Medical inductions are invasive and can result in serious threats such as uterine rupture or fetal distress).

Here are the most popular and safe methods to induce labor naturally:

1) Sex
As weird as it may sound, sex does help natural induction. Semen contains natural Prostaglandins. This helps ripen the cervix and eventually dilate it. However, most women are not keen on having sexual intercourse during the 9th month of pregnancy. If you are one of them, nipple stimulation will do the job as well. When stimulating nipples, Oxytocin, which is a hormone responsible for starting labor, is released..

2) Maternity Acupressure
Maternity acupressure helps most women feel rejuvenated and relaxed. Maternity acupressure is pretty easy to do. You will have two stimulate the two pressure points stated below. Stimulation will result in contractions.

The pressure points are a) Webbing of the thumb and index finger, b) Four finger-widths above the inside of ankle bone.

Please note that you should only use this method if you are very close or past your due date. Of course you should talk to your doctor first before applying acupresssure or any other method to induce labor.

3) Take A Walk
The best and safest thing to do is walking. This activity exposes the cervix to gravity which aids in its ripening, thus speeding and inducing labor naturally. Without a doubt walking is the easiest and uncomplicated way to bring on labor.

Of course there are many other natural ways to start labor naturally. In choosing the right method, listening to your body is important in making any kind of decisions. Remember to always ask a physician's advice, and make sure that natural labor induction will only be done on the 40th week of gestation (or later). Lastly, in waiting for the baby to arrive, patience will always be the key. You should also be aware that in any health situation responsible decisions should be made so that everyone in the long run will be happy and healthy.