As your body preps itself for labor, your cervix starts to thin out and dilate. But in some cases, this entry point to the uterus doesn’t soften or open up enough to allow contractions to effectively ...

Background: Rates of labour induction are increasing. We conducted this systematic review to assess the evidence supporting use of each method of labour induction. Methods: We listed methods of labour ...

“If we wait longer and the baby is too big, then we may have to do a C-section,” Tina Klonaris-Robinson remembers her doctor explaining. “She said, ‘I prefer for you to have an easier delivery and ...

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 ...

Ferring's European Marketing Authorisation Application for controlled release misoprostol vaginal delivery system for the induction of labour accepted for review Saint-Prex, Switzerland, 5 November ...

A Foley bulb induction is a procedure to induce labor where a doctor inserts a small balloon into the cervix to help it dilate faster. An estimated 23.3 percent of women in the United States had an ...

Labor induction is something patients often ask me about, especially as their due date approaches and more often when their due date is near a holiday or coincides with another big life event. The ...

Admissions for labor induction from January 2008 to December 2010 were reviewed. Patients receiving oral misoprostol were compared with those receiving vaginal dinoprostone. The primary outcome was ...