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 ...

H.L. is a 25-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1-0-0-0 admitted to the birth unit at 38 and 6/7 weeks' gestation for induction of labor because of an obstetric history of a previous intrauterine fetal ...

Women who undergo balloon cervical ripening at home spend less time in the labor and delivery unit and have fewer cesarean deliveries than those who have the induction procedure in a hospital, ...

Strange as it seems, your cervix may get an official score if your labor is being induced. (Bet you never thought about that before!) Often your doctor or midwife will evaluate your cervix using ...

are great to have, but babies often have their own plans and doctors do what they can to make sure everyone stays healthy. Hearing the word ' induction ' can bring up emotions and questions. But ...