Randomized Trial of Labor Induction in Women 35 Years of Age or Older | Zendy

Kate F. Walker | Zendy; G. J. Bugg | Zendy; Marion Macpherson | Zendy; Carol McCormick | Zendy; Nicky Grace | Zendy; Chris Wildsmith | Zendy; Lucy Bradshaw | Zendy; Gordon C. S. Smith | Zendy; Jim Thornton | Zendy

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Randomized Trial of Labor Induction in Women 35 Years of Age or Older

Author(s) -

Kate F. Walker,

G. J. Bugg,

Marion Macpherson,

Carol McCormick,

Nicky Grace,

Chris Wildsmith,

Lucy Bradshaw,

Gordon C. S. Smith,

Jim Thornton

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1509117

Subject(s) - medicine , advanced maternal age , induction of labor , randomized controlled trial , obstetrics , pregnancy , labor induction , cesarean delivery , fetus , surgery , genetics , oxytocin , biology

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.

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