Having an epilectic fit or a heart attack is not a natural thing, it means than something in your body isnt working as it should. On the other hand, being pregnant is something your body is designed to do. On top of this, pregnant women are mostly in their twenties or thirties with minimal, if any, medical problem. For these women is SAFER no to intervene and just let the natural mechanism of labour work. For example, if we try to induce your labour 1) you have less than 2/3 chances of not needing further intervencions (NICE guidelines in Induction of Labour) 2) it is more painful so you are more likely to end up with an epidural (with all its associated side effects including higher chances of forceps/ventous delivery )NICE Intrapartum Care guidelines 2007 and NICE Induction of Labour guidelines 2008 3)you will have to be attached to a monitor all the time 4) Induction of labour dobles the chances of having a c/section (which is after all, a mayor abdominal operation) Seyb, ST et all (1999) Risk of caesarean delivery with elective induction of labour at term in nulliparous women. Obstetrics and Gynaecology 94(4) p600-607 5) etc etc Of course interventions are necessary for women with severe medical conditions. But these are the minority of the cases. For the rest of them sometimes less is more.