Findings conflict with previous national trial results: Women who underwent elective induction were more likely to have a cesarean birth compared with those who underwent expectant management (30% ...

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 ...

A labor induction is when you or your healthcare provider brings labor on instead of waiting for it to happen naturally. It can be done for medical reasons, for an overdue baby, or if the baby is old ...

Using a breast pump may help start labor contractions for some full-term pregnant women or for those past their due dates. The theory is that nipple stimulation from the breast pump increases the ...

Labor induction has risen across demographic groups and gestational age categories during the past decade, an analysis of National Vital Statistics System data found. Among singleton deliveries, ...

To compare time to delivery between two induction procedures. The Foley balloon is a mechanical method for cervical ripening. However, the device may also result in endogenous prostaglandin release ...

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 ...

Labor induction or inducing labor is when your doctor stimulates uterine contractions during pregnancy to achieve a vaginal birth before labor begins on its own. There are a number of reasons that may ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS -- Induction of labor at 39 weeks in low-risk nulliparous women was not linked to a universal increase in the utilization of healthcare resources, a researcher said here. In a planned ...

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 ...