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Labor induction in China: a nationwide survey [PDF]
Background Overmedicalization in labor management and delivery, including labor induction, is an increasing global concern. But detailed epidemiological data on labor induction in China remains unclear.
Jing Zhu+7 more
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Trends in labor induction indications: A 20‐year population‐based study [PDF]
Introduction Use of labor induction has increased rapidly in most middle‐ and high‐income countries over the past decade. The reasons for the stark rise in labor induction are largely unknown.
Emma M. Swift+5 more
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Labor induction information leaflets—Do women receive evidence-based information about the benefits and harms of labor induction? [PDF]
ObjectivesTo determine the extent to which a sample of NHS labor induction leaflets reflects evidence on labor induction.SettingAudit of labor induction patient information leaflets—local from WILL trial (When to Induce Labor to Limit risk in pregnancy ...
Peter von Dadelszen+10 more
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Outpatient labor induction—Exploring future potential by assessing eligibility in a historical cohort [PDF]
Introduction Labor induction rates have increased over the last decades, and in many high‐income countries, more than one in four labors are induced. Outpatient management of labor induction has been suggested in low‐risk pregnancies to improve women's ...
Kjersti Engen Marsdal+5 more
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Efficacy and safety of misoprostol versus oxytocin for labor induction in women with prelabor rupture of membranes: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM) complicates 8% of pregnancies, often necessitating labor induction to prevent maternal and neonatal complications.
Anluzi Che, Si Si, Jing Liu
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Induction of labor is defined as stimulation of contractions in contrast to augmentation which is defined as causing an increase in contractions. Both are intended to result in a vaginal delivery. Labor induction has absolute and relative indications; it is also occasionally undertaken for elective reasons.
Kate C. Arnold, Caroline J. Flint
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Background Induction of labor is an artificial initiation of uterine contractions after fetal viability with the aim of vaginal delivery prior to the onset of spontaneous labor.
Tibeb Zena Debele+6 more
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A Peripheral Immune Signature of Labor Induction
Approximately 1 in 4 pregnant women in the United States undergo labor induction. The onset and establishment of labor, particularly induced labor, is a complex and dynamic process influenced by multiple endocrine, inflammatory, and mechanical factors as
Kazuo Ando+22 more
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Induction of Labor using Misoprostol in a Tertiary Hospital in the Southeast of Brazil [PDF]
Purpose To assess cases of labor induction with vaginal 25-μg tablets of misoprostol and maternal outcomes in a tertiary hospital in southeastern Brazil.
Tácito Augusto Godoy Silva+7 more
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Background Induction of labor (IOL) is an essential intervention to reduce adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is also improved pregnancy outcomes, especially in resource-limited countries, where maternal and perinatal mortality is unacceptably ...
Yimer Mohammed Beshir+3 more
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