Maternal postpartum infection risk following induction of labor: A Danish national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Induction of labor is a common procedure, and in Denmark, approximately one in four vaginal deliveries are induced. The association between induction and maternal postpartum infections such as endometritis, surgical site infection after cesarean section, urinary tract infection, and sepsis has been sparsely investigated. Our objective was to investigate the association between induction of labor and risk of maternal postpartum infection and to identify potential risk factors for infection.

Material and methods

In a nationwide cohort study, all deliveries with live-born singletons from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2017 (n = 546 864) were included. Deliveries were grouped into categories of spontaneous onset of labor, induction of labor, and elective cesarean

SUBMITTER: Hogh-Poulsen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782083 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature