‘Needless’ birth induction fears
Emma Wilkinson, Health reporter, BBC News
Concerns have been raised about pregnant women being induced “unnecessarily”, after a Scottish audit of 17,000 births.
In more than a quarter of cases, researchers could not find a medical or other explanation for the procedure.
The Aberdeen University team said in the Journal of Public Health that rates of obstetric intervention were rising.
Experts warned that more studies were needed to assess whether inductions are being done without good reason.
In the UK, the commonest method of induction is the use of a gel containing prostaglandins to bring on contractions and start the labour process.
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on Jan 18th, 2009 and is filed under Woman's Health.
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