Health resource utilization of labor induction versus expectant management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although induction of labor of low-risk nulliparous women at 39 weeks reduces the risk of cesarean delivery compared with expectant management, concern regarding more frequent use of labor induction remains, given that this intervention historically has been thought to incur greater resource utilization.

Objective

The objective of the study was to determine whether planned elective labor induction at 39 weeks among low-risk nulliparous women, compared with expectant management, was associated with differences in health care resource utilization from the time of randomization through 8 weeks postpartum.

Study design

This is a planned secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized trial in which low-risk nulliparous women were assigned to induction of labor a

SUBMITTER: Grobman WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7141954 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature