The association between induction of labour in nulliparous women at term and subsequent spontaneous preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study.
Nicole HoCathy Z LiuKeisuke TanakaChristoph LehnerRenuka SekarAkwasi Atakora AmoakoPublished in: Journal of perinatal medicine (2022)
Term induction of labour does not increase the risk of subsequent spontaneous preterm birth compared to spontaneous labour at term in nulliparous women. Further research is needed to validate these findings in a larger cohort of women and to evaluate the effect of elective IOL among low-risk nulliparous women.