A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly ...

Alternative methods (such as acupuncture and herbal supplements). We wanted to know the most effective and safest labour induction method for pregnant women at or after 37 weeks with a live baby.

We performed a retrospective matched cohort study in which we compared the induction of labour at 42 weeks' gestation to a policy of expectant monitoring. The study was performed at the Máxima Medical ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin have shown that it is safe for first-time mothers to spend the first 24 ...