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 ...

Evidence shows medical induction after 41 weeks does not raise C-section or intervention rates, easing concerns about a “cascade” of procedures ...

SAN DIEGO — Birth complications during labor and delivery do not increase a child's risk for autism spectrum disorder, delegates heard here at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2015 ...

We performed a retrospective matched cohort study in which we compared the induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation to a policy of expectant monitoring. The study was performed at the Máxima Medical ...

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 ...