Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Elective Induction of Labor

摘要

The Stanford-UCSF Evidence-Based Practice Center examined the evidence regarding four key questions; (1) What evidence describes the maternal risks of elective induction versus expectant management; (2) What evidence describes the fetal/neonatal risks of elective induction versus expectant management; (3) What is the evidence that certain physical conditions/patient characteristics are predictive of a successful induction of labor; and (4) How is a failed induction defined.