A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly effective, but their safety profiles differ according to clinical context.

As you inch closer to 40 weeks of pregnancy, chances are you’ll try just about anything to just get this baby to come out already! You’ve nested, prepped the nursery, packed the hospital bag—maybe ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In recent years, experts have debated whether most birthing individuals would benefit from labor induction once they reach a certain stage of pregnancy. But a new statewide study in ...

The choice between a policy of early elective delivery (either by induction of labor or by Caesarean section) and expectant management in diabetic women should take into consideration perinatal ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than half of at-term preeclampsia cases may be prevented with timed birth. Planned labor induction or ...

What would it be like if a pregnant person who's close to full term, but not showing signs of delivery, was able to be induced at home? That's the question Dell Medical School researchers are studying ...

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 ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

When it comes to childbirth, timing is important. But sometimes, the timekeeping machine of a mom’s body can go haywire, due to which the doctor has to do something to induce her labor. When Ancient ...