Labour is induced in about 20% of pregnant women in high-income countries, making it one of the most frequently done obstetric interventions. Induction is commonly off ered to women at 41 weeks’ gestation or greater, to reduce the risk of perinatal death. Induction is also indicated in suspected maternal or fetal compromise, such as pregnancy-induced hypertension at term, for which delivery is ...

INTRODUCTION Discussions among Norwegian obstetricians on how to handle prolonged pregnancies have been ongoing throughout the past decade. In 2011, the Norwegian Directorate of Health recommended a specialist care consultation one week after the estimated date of delivery, implying prompt induction of labour in women at risk. The aim of this study was to compare an expectant management with a ...

OBJECTIVE To examine whether cervical favourability (measured by cervical length and the Bishop score) should inform obstetricians' decision regarding labour induction for women with gestational hypertension or mild pre-eclampsia at term. DESIGN A post hoc analysis of the Hypertension and Pre-eclampsia Intervention Trial At Term (HYPITAT). SETTING Obstetric departments of six university and...