Optimal timing for induction of labor in normotensive women: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Labor induction is offered to reduce the risk of stillbirth at late term (41⁺⁰ to 41⁺⁶) but earlier induction in normotensive singleton pregnancies is supported by weak evidence. The aim of the present study was to investigate the optimal timing for induction in normotensive women.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study including 70 293 singleton term births in Iceland during 1997-2018. Women with serious pre-gestational comorbidity, hypertension, stillbirth or previous cesarean birth were excluded. The risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes for induction at each week from gestational age 37-41 weeks was compared with expectant management, defined as deliveries at a later gestational age. Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence int

SUBMITTER: Gunnarsdottir J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature