Stillbirths lower with elective induction
11th May 2012
Elective induction of labour between 37 and 41 weeks is less likely to result in stillbirth or neonatal death compared to expectant management, research finds.
A Scottish study, reviewing data on over one million singleton pregnancies, found that neonatal death occurred in 0.08% of labours induced by 40 weeks, compared with 0.18% of labours managed expectantly.
But the research, published Friday in the BMJ (online), also found that elective induction of labour was associated with