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, ...

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: ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Administering mifepristone before misoprostol, compared with misoprostol alone, shortened induction-to-delivery ...

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 ...

If you’re pregnant, you may think your body will begin the labor process on its own. But sometimes that's not possible and medical professionals need to help start it through labor induction. This ...

As you approach the end of pregnancy, circumstances may arise where you may choose to have your labor prematurely started. This is known as an elective labor induction. It's considered an elective ...