Ever wondered how doctors decide the best way to start labour when it’s time for your baby to arrive? Foley bulb induction is ...

Unfavorable Cervix Subgroup In one trial with 100 women, there was no difference in caesarean deliveries between women who received castor oil or no treatment. [40] Summary: Compared with no treatment ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists from University Malaya found that eating dates in late pregnancy could help induce labor safely and naturally.

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 ...

Angela Brown does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elective labor induction rose by 42% after publication of the ARRIVE trial of induction outcomes. No significant ...

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.

Background: Rates of labour induction are increasing. We conducted this systematic review to assess the evidence supporting use of each method of labour induction. Methods: We listed methods of labour ...