Does Induction of Labor Really Reduce the Risk of Cesarean ?
Written By: Dr Ummay Kulsoom The final weeks of pregnancy have the mix feelings of the silence before a storm and anxiety before an exam. It is filled with expectations, blooming with excitement and intimidating with a thousand questions. One of the greatest dilemma remains whether to wait for spontaneous labor or consider elective induction? Every third pregnant female in USA and England undergoes induction of labor. Since the publication of the ARRIVE trial (2018) more inductions are now being performed in the U.S. but there has not been an overall improvement in maternal or newborn health outcomes. The trial stated that [...]