When a woman and her care provider decide that labor induction is desired, they must next choose a method of induction. Several factors may influence the choice of method for induction of labour ...

And a 2-year study found a decreased need for induction of labor when evening primrose oil was used vaginally. Occasionally evening primrose oil has been tested for cervical ripening in women ...

With induction of labor becoming more routine ... access to water and non-pharmacological pain-relief methods. However, in some hospitals many women are not offered telemetry.

We conducted a comprehensive literature search of the English language literature using Medline and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The search covered the period from January 1980 to ...