Inducing labor doesn't appear to increase the baby's odds of autism, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 1.3 million births in Sweden and found about 3.5% of babies born after ...

Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman’s risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth, scientists at the University of California, San ...

Initiating labor in a pregnant woman without contractions seems to be a simple way to explain induction of labor. For many women, induction is becoming increasingly more common. In fact, induction has ...

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 ...

Looking for natural ways to induce labor? Experts say these seven myths about inducing labor at home may not help kick-start the process, but they won't hurt. (Photo: Getty Creative) You're ...

Welcome, Owen Charles! This is our labor and delivery story of baby number two. It was an induction at almost 42 weeks due to ...

(HealthDay News) – Induction of labor for non-recognized indications (elective induction of labor) at term is associated with an increased risk of cesarean section delivery and other complications, ...

The rate of induced labor among U.S. pregnant women nearly doubled between 1992 and 2003 — a trend that seems to have pushed more births to the earlier end of full-term, a new study finds. The pattern ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers saw an increase in 39-week labor induction rates after the ARRIVE trial was published in 2018.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of induced labor among U.S. pregnant women nearly doubled between 1992 and 2003 -- a trend that seems to have pushed more births to the earlier end of full-term, a ...

ATLANTA — For the induction of labor, a combination of methods is more effective than a single method, according to results from the randomized Foley or Misoprostol for the Management of Induction ...