What women want and why. Women's preferences for induction of labour or expectant management in late-term pregnancy

Both induction of labour at 41 weeks and expectant management until 42 are common strategies in low-risk pregnancy since there is no consensus on the optimal timing late-term for prevention adverse outcomes. Our aim was to explore maternal preference either strategy influence quality life anxiety this preference. Obstetrical women with an uncomplicated were eligible when they reached a gestational age weeks. They asked fill questionnaires (EQ6D) (STAI-state). Reasons women's preferences or explored semi-structured questionnaire containing open ended questions. Of 782 invited 604 (77.2%) responded. Induction preferred by 44.7% (270/604) women, 42.1% (254/604) weeks, while 12.2% (74/604) did not have Women preferring reported significantly more problems regarding anxious than (p < 0.001). Main reasons were: “safe feeling” (41.2%), “pregnancy taking too long” (35.4%) “knowing what expect” (18.6%). For management, main reason “wish give birth as natural possible” (80.3%). Women's policy influenced anxiety, (induction), presence wish (expectant management), variety additional reasons. This variation motivations suggests that room shared decision making pregnancy.