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Trends in labor induction indications: A 20‐year population‐based study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2022
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, Johanna Gunnarsdottir, Helga Zoega, Ragnheidur I. Bjarnadottir, Thora Steingrimsdottir, Kristjana Einarsdottir   +5 more
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Prevalence of Labor Induction, its Indication, and Feto-Maternal Outcomes in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Labor induction (IOL) is a common obstetric intervention to stimulate uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor, with the goal of achieving vaginal delivery.
Zerihun Figa MSc, Addisu Getnet Zemeskel MSc, Asrat Alemu MSc, Anteneh Gashaw MSc, Aschalew Gossaye Ejigu MSc, Nigatu Tilahun MSc, Tesfaye Temesgen MSc, Fikru Bedecha MSc, Bereket Tesfaye Gebre MD   +8 more
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Outpatient labor induction—Exploring future potential by assessing eligibility in a historical cohort [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
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, Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Stine Bernitz, Ranveig Elise T. Sve, Kristine Ask, Mirjam Lukasse   +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]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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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Potency of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Preparing the Cervix and Labor Induction [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2023
Background: Corticosteroids are one strategy for accelerating labor (labor induction). Animal studies show that sheep fetuses and other fetuses secrete cortisol to trigger labor. Extra-amniotic and intravenous (IV) corticosteroids both works.
Hend Mohamed, Madiha Hanafy, Hanan Mohamed   +2 more
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Factors and outcomes associated with the induction of labor in referral hospitals of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia: a multicenter study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
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, Endeshaw Admassu Cherkos, Marta Berta Badi, Kiber Temesgen Anteneh, Fitsum Wolde Demssie, Abdella Amano Abdo, Muhabaw Shumye Mihret   +6 more
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A Peripheral Immune Signature of Labor Induction

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
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, Julien J. Hédou, Dorien Feyaerts, Xiaoyuan Han, Xiaoyuan Han, Edward A. Ganio, Eileen S. Tsai, Laura S. Peterson, Franck Verdonk, Amy S. Tsai, Ivana Marić, Ronald J. Wong, Martin S. Angst, Nima Aghaeepour, Nima Aghaeepour, Nima Aghaeepour, David K. Stevenson, Yair J. Blumenfeld, Pervez Sultan, Brendan Carvalho, Ina A. Stelzer, Brice Gaudillière, Brice Gaudillière   +22 more
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Comparison of cesarean section rates between obstetricians preferring labor induction at early versus late gestational age

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022
Objective: To compare the cesarean section (CS) rates of obstetricians with a preference of labor induction at early versus late gestational age. Material and methods: Medical records of women who were low risk, nulliparous, singleton pregnancy, and >37 ...
Liu-Ching Wu, Fu-Shaing Peng, Cheung Leung, Hsin-Fen Lu, Ho-Hsiung Lin, Sheng-Mou Hsiao   +5 more
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Labor induction in China: a nationwide survey

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
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, Lili Xue, Huaxiang Shen, Lin Zhang, Danni Lu, Yanlin Wang, Yu Zhang, Jun Zhang   +7 more
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Outcomes of Labor in Women Undergoing Induction of Labor and Plan of Nursing Action [PDF]

Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 2017
Background: Induction of labor refers to the iatrogenic stimulation of uterine contractions after the age of viability and before spontaneous onset of labor for accomplishing vaginal delivery.
Zienab Abo Al
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