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Doctors and pregnant women should have a discussion of risks and benefits when considering an induction of labor in the absence of an accepted medical indication. [14] There is insufficient evidence to determine if inducing a woman's labor at home is a safe and effective approach for both the women and the baby.
Uterotonics are used both to induce labor and to reduce postpartum hemorrhage. [1] Labor induction in the third trimester of pregnancy may be required due to medical necessity, or may be desired for social reasons. Generally, labor induction is indicated when the risk of carrying the pregnancy outweighs the risk of delivering. These reason ...
Yahoo Life asked doctors to weigh in on natural ways for pregnant women to start labor and whether they're fact or myth. Can you induce labor at home? 7 common myths about kick-starting labor, and ...
Increased labor induction – Induction may be needed if labor progression is abnormal. Oxytocin, a medication used in induction, may have side effects such as low blood pressure. [18] Increased forceps assisted or vacuum assisted birth – operative vaginal deliveries increase maternal risks of genital trauma. [19]
Researchers randomly assigned 1,801 healthy women who were 41 weeks pregnant either to have labor induced or to receive so-called expectant management, with an induction if needed by 42 weeks.
Broward Health Coral Springs’ obstetrics medical director told an investigator that inducing labor for anyone who presents with pre-viable premature rupture of membranes is "the standard of care ...
A spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) occurs when a pregnant woman goes into labor without the use of drugs or techniques to induce labor and delivers their baby without forceps, vacuum extraction, or a cesarean section. [1] An induced vaginal delivery is a delivery involving labor induction, where drugs or manual techniques are used to initiate ...
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