"Elective induction" refers to the intentional decision to start or induce labor in pregnant women without any medical necessity.
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The major risk of elective induction is that your baby may not be ready to be born. (lamaze.org)
Looking behind the Curtain A recent study of elective induction at term purports to show that it would reduce perinatal mortality without affecting spontaneous birth rates, although it would increase admission to a special neonatal care unit if done before 41 weeks, which contradicts the current belief that elective delivery at 39 weeks poses no excess risk. (attachmentparenting.org)
Fit Pregnancy reports first - time mothers who are induced have higher rates of cesareans than those who aren't induced citing a study in which 12 percent of mothers who went into labor on their own needed a C - section while 23.4 percent of those who are medically induced did and 23.8 percent of those who chose elective induction did. (checkpregnancy.com)