Labor induction and cesarean delivery: A prospective cohort study of first births in Pennsylvania, USA.

Kristen H KjerulffLaura B AttanasioJoyce Katherine EdmondsKaty B KozhimannilJohn T Repke

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2017)

Increased risk of cesarean delivery after labor induction among nulliparous women is attributable mainly to lower cervical dilatation at hospital admission and higher rates of labor complications.

Keyphrases

emergency department
polycystic ovary syndrome
risk factors
type diabetes
gestational age
adverse drug
breast cancer risk
preterm birth