A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly effective, but their safety profiles differ according to clinical context.

Evidence shows medical induction after 41 weeks does not raise C-section or intervention rates, easing concerns about a “cascade” of procedures ...

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin have shown that it is safe for first-time mothers to spend the first 24 ...

Induction of labor is a routinely applied obstetric intervention designed to stimulate uterine contractions when delaying delivery poses a risk to maternal or neonatal health. A range of cervical ...

We performed a retrospective matched cohort study in which we compared the induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation to a policy of expectant monitoring. The study was performed at the Máxima Medical ...

HealthDay News — Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk for multiple adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in BMC Medicine.