To induce labor, doctors will either use medication or a catheter-like device. The only natural option for labor induction that is safe and may work is nipple stimulation. Do not rely on natural ...

As you inch closer to 40 weeks of pregnancy, chances are you’ll try just about anything to just get this baby to come out already! You’ve nested, prepped the nursery, packed the hospital bag—maybe ...

Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Institute of Translational Medicine and colleagues from The University of Bristol's School of Social and Community Medicine have conducted a review of ...

Background: Rates of labour induction are increasing. We conducted this systematic review to assess the evidence supporting use of each method of labour induction. Methods: We listed methods of labour ...

Authors: Joanne L. Stone, MD, MSHCDL, Professor and System Chair of the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...

At 40 weeks pregnant, many moms are searching for anything—anything—to get labor going. So when one TikTok user saw a video claiming that sprinting could induce labor, she decided to give it a shot ...

In a discovery that could shift labor and delivery practices around the world, researchers at Michigan State University have found that the effectiveness of oxytocin—a common medication used to induce ...

Living in Los Angeles, being 40 years old and pregnant is certainly not an anomaly. The only place it is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to compare labor outcomes across race/ethnicity in women undergoing prostaglandin labor induction. Methods ...

Unfavorable Cervix Subgroup In one trial with 100 women, there was no difference in caesarean deliveries between women who received castor oil or no treatment. [40] Summary: Compared with no treatment ...