Induced labour means your doctor helps your body begin labour artificially instead of waiting for it to start on its own. To do this, medicines or other medical techniques are used to bring on ...

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 ...

Looking for natural ways to induce labor? Experts say these seven myths about inducing labor at home may not help kick-start the process, but they won't hurt. (Photo: Getty Creative) You're ...

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 ...

A large new study adds to the evidence that inducing labor at 39 weeks is as safe as waiting for labor to occur naturally, a finding that experts say could change the way some women in the U.S. choose ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hannah Dahlen has received funding from NHMRC and ARC in the past. Soo Downe is currently funded for research projects by the UK NIHR (ESRC), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and WHO Ank de Jonge ...