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Outcomes and Associated Factors of Induction of Labor in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2023
Background. Induction of labor is the initiation of uterine contractions by artificial methods once the fetus has reached viability and prior to spontaneous onset of labor with the aim of achieving vaginal delivery.
Moges Agazhe Assemie, Getachew Tilaye Mihiret, Chernet Mekonnen, Pammla Petrucka, Temesgen Getaneh, Wassachew Ashebir   +5 more
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Cost of Elective Labor Induction Compared With Expectant Management in Nulliparous Women

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Objective: To compare the actual health-system cost of elective labor induction at 39 weeks to expectant management. Methods: This was an economic analysis of patients enrolled in the five Utah hospitals participating in a multicenter randomized trial of
Brett D. Einerson, Richard E. Nelson, Grecio J. Sandoval, M. Esplin, D. Branch, Torri D. Metz, R. Silver, William A. Grobman, U. Reddy, M. Varner   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health resource utilization of labor induction versus expectant management

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Background: Although induction of labor (IOL) of low-risk nulliparous women at 39 weeks reduces the risk of cesarean delivery compared with expectant management, concern regarding more frequent use of labor induction remains given that this intervention ...
W. Grobman, Grecio J. Sandoval, U. Reddy, A. Tita, R. Silver, G. Mallett, K. Hill, M. Rice, Y. el-Sayed, R. Wapner, D. Rouse, G. Saade, J. Thorp, S. Chauhan, J. Iams, Edward S. K. Chien, B. Casey, R. Gibbs, S. Srinivas, G. Swamy, H. Simhan, G. Macones, A. Peaceman, B. Plunkett, K. Paycheck, M. Dinsmoor, S. Harris, J. Sheppard, J. Biggio, L. Harper, S. Longo, C. Servay, M. Varner, A. Sowles, K. Coleman, D. Atkinson, J. Stratford, S. Dellermann, C. Meadows, S. Esplin, C. Martin, K. Peterson, S. Stradling, C. Willson, D. Lyell, A. Girsen, R. Knapp, C. Gyamfi, S. Bousleiman, A. Perez-Delboy, M. Talucci, V. Carmona, L. Plante, C. Tocci, B. Leopanto, M. Hoffman, L. Dill-Grant, K. Palomares, S. Otárola, D. Skupski, R. Chan, D. Allard, T. Gelsomino, J. Rousseau, L. Beati, J. Milano, E. Werner, A. Salazar, M. Costantine, G. Chiossi, L. Pacheco, A. Saad, M. Munn, S. Jain, S. Clark, K. Clark, K. Boggess, S. Timlin, K. Eichelberger, A. Moore, C. Beamon, H. Byers, F. Ortiz, L. García, B. Sibai, A. Bartholomew, C. Buhimschi, M. Landon, F. Johnson, L. Webb, D. McKenna, K. Fennig, K. Snow, M. Habli, M. McClellan, C. Lindeman, W. Dalton, D. Hackney, H. Cozart, A. Mayle, B. Mercer, L. Moseley, J. Gerald, L. Fay-Randall, M. Garcia, A. Sias, J. Price, K. Hale, J. Phipers, K. Heyborne, J. Craig, S. Parry, H. Sehdev, T. Bishop, J. Ferrara, M. Bickus, S. Caritis, E. Thom, L. Doherty, J. D. de Voest   +119 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predicting factors of failed induction of labor in three hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Introduction Failed induction of labor affects maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as the cost of healthcare, especially in low-resource setting regions in which the prevalence of failed induction is higher despite the incidence of labor induction is ...
Amare Genetu Ejigu, Shewangizaw H/mariam Lambyo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Cesarean Delivery After Labor Induction

Journal of Women's Health, 2020
Objective: The goal of the study was to develop and validate a prediction model for cesarean delivery after labor induction that included factors known before the start of induction, unlike prior studies that focused on characteristics at the time of ...
Valery A. Danilack, J. Hutcheon, E. Triche, D. Dore, Janet H. Muri, M. Phipps, D. Savitz   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Methods for the induction of labor: efficacy and safety.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
This review assessed the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic agents (prostaglandins, oxytocin, mifepristone, hyaluronidase, and nitric oxide donors) and mechanical methods (single- and double-balloon catheters, laminaria, membrane stripping, and ...
L. Sanchez-Ramos, L. Levine, A. Sciscione, E. Mozurkewich, P. Ramsey, C. Adair, A. Kaunitz, J. McKinney   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maternal Morbidity and Birth Satisfaction After Implementation of a Validated Calculator to Predict Cesarean Delivery During Labor Induction

JAMA Network Open, 2020
This cohort study assesses whether implementation of a validated calculator for likelihood of cesarean delivery at the time of labor induction is associated with maternal morbidity and birth satisfaction.
R. Hamm, J. Mccoy, Amal Oladuja, H. Bogner, M. Elovitz, K. Morales, S. Srinivas, L. Levine   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Induction of Labor

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2005
The rate of labor induction continues to rise significantly in the United States because of a growing use of labor induction for postterm pregnancies and elective induction of labor. Although different types and doses of prostaglandins used for cervical ripening often initiate uterine activity, the principal role of these agents is to soften the unripe
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Florida Health Science Center West 8 th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA ( host institution ), Sanchez-Ramos, Luis ( author )   +1 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Labor surplus areas (Columbus, Ohio : Online); Other title: Title from HTML header: LAUS - Labor Surplus Areas; Other title: LAUS

Lists labor surplus areas in Ohio (cities and counties), with map, and link to information on prior labor surplus ...

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Induction of labor: Our experience

Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2017
Introduction: Induction of labor is a deliberate attempt to terminate the pregnancy with the aim of vaginal delivery in cases of valid indication. Different methods are being used ranging from nonpharmacological to pharmacological for the same. Induction
Sushil Chawla, Santosh Kumar Singh, Monica Saraswat, Sakthi Vardhan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source