In this episode, I discuss the evidence for the precautionary and other indications and for induction.
Why are we inducing women?
What are we not studying? What is clear and not clear?
Is the intention of induction the same as the impact it is having?
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Ressources:
Researcher and former midwife, blog and books for clients and HCP: https://www.sarawickham.com/time/
Henci Goer (blog and book): https://hencigoer.com/
Experience of induction of labour: a cross-sectional postnatal survey of women at UK maternity units. Harkness. 2023. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.30.22282928v2.full.pdf
Intrapartum interventions and outcomes for women and children following induction of labour at term in uncomplicated pregnancies: a 16-year population-based linked data study. Dahlen 2021. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/11/6/e047040.full.pdf
A population-based cohort study of breastfeeding according to gestational age at term delivery. Lutsiv et al. 2013 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23919904/
Is the increasing prevalence of labor induction accompanied by changes in pregnancy outcomes? An observational study of all singleton births at gestational weeks 37–42 in Norway during 1999–2019. Haavaldsen 2022 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aogs.14
Induction of labour and emergency caesarean section in English maternity services: Examining outcomes is needed before recommending changes in practice. Seijmonsbergen-Schermers et al 2022
Labor Induction at 39 Weeks in Low-Risk Term Pregnancies and Risk of Perinatal Death. 2022. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361344480_Labor_Induction_at_39_Weeks_in_Low-Risk_Term_Pregnancies_and_Risk_of_Perinatal_Death_A263
Effects of induction of labor prior to post-term in low-risk pregnancies: a systematic review. Rydahl 2019. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30299344/
Induction of labor and cesarean birth in lower-risk nulliparous women at term: A retrospective cohort study. Butler et al. 2024. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/birt.12806
Regional practice variation in induction of labor in the Netherlands: Does it matter? A multilevel analysis of the association between induction rates and perinatal and maternal outcomes. Offerhaus et al 2023
Temporal trends in fetal mortality at and beyond term and induction of labor in Germany 2005–2012: data from German routine perinatal monitoring. Schawrz 2015. https://paperity.org/p/73434444/temporal-trends-in-fetal-mortality-at-and-beyond-term-and-induction-of-labor-in-germany
A systematic scoping review of clinical indications for induction of labour. Coates 2020 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31995603/
Acidemia at birth, related to obstetric characteristics and to oxytocin use, during the last two hours of labor. Jonsson 2009 bhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00016340802220352
Ontario Midwives on advanced maternal age: https://www.ontariomidwives.ca/sites/default/files/Pregnancy-beyond-40-midwives-PUB.pdf