The objectives were to evaluate whether induction, specifically prolonged labor, was associated with adverse maternal outcomes related to preeclampsia with severe features (PEC-S) and whether cesarean ...

Elective induction of labor at 37 to 40 weeks of gestation was associated with significantly reduced risk for cesarean delivery but was not associated with increased odds of severe lacerations, ...

Inducing labor in pregnant women aged 35 years or older at or near term does not increase the rate of cesarean deliveries, nor does it have adverse short-term effects on maternal or neonatal outcomes, ...

Labor-Nurse-Mother-Newborn_G_597273401 Cesarean delivery frequency may be significantly reduced with induction of labor at 39 weeks in low-risk nulliparous expectant mothers. Labor induction in ...

Background: Induction of labour is common, and cesarean delivery is regarded as its major complication. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether the risk of cesarean ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of at-term preeclampsia cases may be prevented with timed birth. Planned labor induction or ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In recent years, experts have debated whether most birthing individuals would benefit from labor induction once they reach a certain stage of pregnancy. But a new statewide study in ...

To determine whether the frequency induction of labor (IOL) varies by day of the week based on maternal race/ethnicity. Gravid women in the US from 2007 to 2010 were stratified into <34, 34 to 36, 37 ...

The headlines linking labor induction and autism risk are splashy--aren't they always with "autism linked to" stories? My favorite misstatement of the research is in this headline from Bloomberg: ...