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 ...

The aim of using a double balloon catheter is to help induce labour by causing the cervix to soften and dilate. It is usually done with the mother lying on her back, often with her legs in stirrups. A ...

Maternal health experts have warned against not taking all necessary precautions before engaging in labour induction during child delivery, noting that the procedure can cause serious complications ...

The aim of our study was to introduce outpatient induction of labor by Foley catheter, and to compare outcomes and preferences between in-patients and outpatients. This clinical cohort study was ...

This literature review compares the effectiveness of induction of labor versus expectant management in reducing adverse ...

Labor induction is one of the most common medical procedures in the world, with nearly one-quarter of women who deliver in the U.S. undergoing the procedure each year (totaling roughly 1 million).

Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman's risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth, scientists have found. Contrary to a belief widely held ...

Swedish study shows that induction of labour at or beyond term gestation is safer for babies Inducing birth for women whose pregnancy lasts to 41 weeks could reduce the death toll from stillbirths, ...

A recent European Perinatal Health Report (December 2008), authored by Dr Miriam Gatt and Dr Neville Calleja of the Department of Health Information and Research, highlighted the fact that Malta has ...

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today that its MISODEL TM (misoprostol) removable, controlled-release vaginal delivery system for labour induction has successfully completed the European ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...