Labor induction has been increasing since the early 1990s, 1 and the rate is running at about 20 % for pregnancies at term.2, 3 Induction of labor compared with spontaneous labor is associated with adverse maternal outcomes, including at least a doubling in the caesarean delivery rate, 4,5 25 — 50 % increase in instrumental vaginal delivery rate, 3,5 higher postpartum hemorrhage rate, 5 and prolonged labor.5 Neonates born after induced labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood
Labor induction has been increasing since the early 1990s, 1 and the
rate is running at about 20 % for pregnancies at term.2, 3 Induction of
labor compared with spontaneous labor is associated with adverse maternal outcomes, including at least a doubling in the caesarean delivery rate, 4,5 25 — 50 % increase in instrumental vaginal delivery rate, 3,5 higher postpartum hemorrhage rate, 5 and prolonged labor.5 Neonates born after induced labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood
labor compared with
spontaneous labor is associated with adverse maternal outcomes, including at least a doubling in the caesarean delivery rate, 4,5 25 — 50 % increase in instrumental vaginal delivery rate, 3,5 higher postpartum hemorrhage rate, 5 and prolonged labor.5 Neonates born after induced labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood
labor is associated with adverse maternal outcomes, including at least a doubling in the caesarean delivery
rate, 4,5 25 — 50 % increase in instrumental vaginal delivery
rate, 3,5 higher postpartum hemorrhage
rate, 5 and prolonged
labor.5 Neonates born after induced labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood
labor.5 Neonates born after induced
labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood
labor are more likely to have low Apgar score and low umbilical cord blood pH. 5
In patients after 28 weeks of gestation with an intrauterine fetal demise and a prior cesarean scar, cervical ripening with a transcervical Foley catheter has been associated with uterine rupture
rates comparable with
spontaneous labor (106, 114, 149, 150), and this may be a helpful adjunct in patients with an unfavorable cervical examination.