Labor, Elective Induction

Full Title: Elective Induction of Labor

Expected Release Date: late 2008

Key Questions*

1. What evidence describes the maternal risks of:
   1. Elective induction vs. expectant management?
   2. Elective induction vs. elective cesarean section?
2. What evidence describes the fetal/neonatal risks of:
   1. Elective induction vs. expectant management?
   2. Elective induction vs. elective cesarean section?
3. What is the evidence that certain physical conditions/patient characteristics (e.g., parity, cervical dilatation, previous pregnancy outcome) are predictive of a successful induction of labor?
4. How is failed induction defined?

*To be addressed in evidence report.

Current as of April 2007

Internet Citation:

Elective Induction of Labor, Clinical Focus. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/eiltp.htm