Labor induction is something patients often ask me about, especially as their due date approaches and more often when their due date is near a holiday or coincides with another big life event. The ...

Background Induction of labour (IOL) is one of the commonest obstetric interventions, with significant impact on both the individual woman and health service delivery. Outpatient IOL is an attractive ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When labor is induced with a Foley catheter balloon, women deliver, on average, 10 hours sooner than when it is induced with a Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon, a new retrospective study ...

To evaluate the safety of induction of labor (IOL) with Foley catheter (FC) in women with a history of previous cesarean section (CS) and to assess risk factors for repeat CS and adverse maternal ...