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 ...

Findings conflict with previous national trial results: Women who underwent elective induction were more likely to have a cesarean birth compared with those who underwent expectant management (30% ...

As you near the end of your pregnancy, it’s natural to wonder when your little one might arrive. Although only 5% of babies are born on their due dates, and about 5% of women deliver 41 weeks or later ...

But is it safe? "It's important for every pregnant person to discuss labor induction and plans to attempt it at home with their physician," says Ilana Ressler, M.D., a board-certified reproductive ...

If you're overdue or your water breaks early, you may be looking into ways to induce labour. (Getty Images) "Been pregnant for way too long." These lyrics, from the song Baby Mamma Dance, no doubt ...

Developed countries have seen rising rates of medical interventions during labor and delivery. A team of investigators from Australia studied how a new approach to prenatal childbirth education ...

Low-intervention natural childbirth is rising among low-risk pregnancies, with studies showing quicker recovery, fewer ...

As you approach the end of pregnancy, circumstances may arise where you may choose to have your labor prematurely started. This is known as an elective labor induction. It's considered an elective ...

A labor induction is when you or your healthcare provider brings labor on instead of waiting for it to happen naturally. It can be done for medical reasons, for an overdue baby, or if the baby is old ...

From start (when to conceive) to finish (how to deliver), pregnancy is full of personal choices. No matter how you deliver — unmedicated, with an epidural, via an induction, or by C-section — you ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – In recent years, experts have debated whether most birthing individuals would benefit from labor induction once they reach a certain stage of pregnancy. But a new statewide study in ...