Induced labour means your doctor helps your body begin labour artificially instead of waiting for it to start on its own. To do this, medicines or other medical techniques are used to bring on ...

For obese pregnant women, elective induction of labor at 39 to 41 weeks of gestation may be a better choice than expectant management, the results of a study suggest. Compared with expectant ...

The exact due date of the royal baby has remained shrouded in mystery so Meghan could right now be looking at the foods to eat to induce an early labour. But is that even “a thing.” Can certain foods ...

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 ...

DALLAS - Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. Diane ...

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 ...

Inducing labor for women with complications during pregnancy may be falling out of favor in the United States. National health data shows induced childbirths doubled in frequency between 1990 and 2010 ...