Randomized trial of labor induction in women 35 years of age or older

BACKGROUND The risk of antepartum stillbirth at term is higher among women 35 years of age or older than among younger women. Labor induction may reduce the risk of stillbirth, but it also may increase the risk of cesarean delivery, which already is common in this older age group. METHODS We cond...

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Main Authors: Walker, Kate F., Bugg, George J., Macpherson, Marion, McCormick, Carol, Grace, Nicky, Wildsmith, Chris, Bradshaw, Lucy, Smith, Gordon C.S., Thornton, Jim
Format: Article
Published: Massachusetts Medical Society 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37679/