Recent advances in the induction of labor [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors :: Anna Maria Marconi
Author Affiliations :: <relatesTo>1</relatesTo>Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital Medical School, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
Source :: F1000Research. 8:F1000 Faculty Rev-1829
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: London, UK: F1000 Research Limited, 2019.
Abstract: The rate of labor induction is steadily increasing and, in industrialized countries, approximately one out of four pregnant women has their labor induced. Induction of labor should be considered when the benefits of prompt vaginal delivery outweigh the maternal and/or fetal risks of waiting for the spontaneous onset of labor. However, this procedure is not free of risks, which include an increase in operative vaginal or caesarean delivery and excessive uterine activity with risk of fetal heart rate abnormalities. A search for “Induction of Labor” retrieves more than 18,000 citations from 1844 to the present day. The aim of this review is to summarize the controversies concerning the indications, the methods, and the tools for evaluating the success of the procedure, with an emphasis on the scientific evidence behind each.

Subjects :: Review
Articles
Induction of labor
prostaglandins
prediction of successful induction

ISSN :: 20461402
Volume :: 8
Database :: F1000Research
Journal :: F1000Research
Notes :: Editorial Note on the Review Process F1000 Faculty Reviews are commissioned from members of the prestigious F1000 Faculty and are edited as a service to readers. In order to make these reviews as comprehensive and accessible as possible, the referees provide input before publication and only the final, revised version is published. The referees who approved the final version are listed with their names and affiliations but without their reports on earlier versions (any comments will already have been addressed in the published version). The referees who approved this article are: Lili S. Wei, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA No competing interests were disclosed. Rohan D'Souza, Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada Competing interests: Rohan D'Souza has received speaking honoraria from Ferring Canada for presentations on induction of labour, , [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: edsfor.10.12688.f1000research.17587.1
Document Type :: review
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17587.1