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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after induction of labor without an identified indication

American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 October 2000
Sascha Dublin, Mona T. Lydon‐Rochelle, Robert C. Kaplan, D. Heather Watts, Cathy W. Critchlow
Citations114
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TL;DR

Among women who lacked an identified indication for induction of labor, induction was associated with increased likelihood of cesarean delivery for nulliparous but not multiparous women and with modest increases in the risk of instrumental delivery and shoulder dystocia for all women.

Abstract

Among women who lacked an identified indication for induction of labor, induction was associated with increased likelihood of cesarean delivery for nulliparous but not multiparous women and with modest increases in the risk of instrumental delivery and shoulder dystocia for all women.

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