Open AccessPolish Gynecological Society Recommendations for Labor Induction
Author(s) -
Dorota BombaOpoń,
Krzysztof Drews,
Hubert Huras,
Piotr Laudański,
Tomasz Paszkowski,
Mirosław Wielgoś
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ginekologia polska
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2543-6767
pISSN - 0017-0011
DOI - 10.5603/gp.a2017.0043
Subject(s) - medicine , labor induction , obstetrics , induction of labor , childbirth , pregnancy , fetal monitoring , fetus , perinatal mortality , intervention (counseling) , gynecology , oxytocin , nursing , biology , genetics
Labor induction involves artificial stimulation of childbirth before the natural, spontaneous onset of labor. It is one of the most common procedures in modern obstetrics. The frequency of labor induction has doubled in recent decades due to the development of perinatology and methods of monitoring fetal well-being in particular. Currently, one in five pregnant women and 30-40% of women delivering vaginally undergo this procedure. Reasons for induction include reduction of the perinatal mortality and morbidity of the fetus and newborn, as well as the reduction of maternal complications. However, as every medical intervention, labor induction is associated with a risk of complications.