A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly ...

Medically reviewed by Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG Key Points Labor induction can take a few hours or a few days depending on ...

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose vaginal misoprostol, although some methods were less effective and safety ...

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 ...

To induce labor, doctors will either use medication or a catheter-like device. The only natural option for labor induction that is safe and may work is nipple stimulation. Do not rely on natural ...

Authors: Joanne L. Stone, MD, MSHCDL, Professor and System Chair of the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...

As you near the end of your pregnancy, it’s natural to wonder when your little one might arrive. Although only 5% of babies are born on their due dates, and about 5% of women deliver 41 weeks or later ...

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 ...

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 ...

Labor induction is one of the most common medical procedures in the world, with nearly one-quarter of women who deliver in the U.S. undergoing the procedure each year (totaling roughly 1 million).

Initiating labor in a pregnant woman without contractions seems to be a simple way to explain induction of labor. For many women, induction is becoming increasingly more common. In fact, induction has ...