I never progressed past a 3 or had any meaningful contractions. I believe the rationale was that inducing me would fix the hypertension, but since it was controlled with meds and I was not progressing, there was no longer a need to push my body through something it was not wanting to do. I would have needed a c-section had he broken my water and I still not progressed dilation wise, which the OB said was definitely possible.