Does Inducing Labor Lead To C-Sections
Apparently, there has been some association between labor induction and an increased rate of C-sections. However the following article disputes this. The article discusses a study and found that the increase risk of C-section was associated with the patients themselves rather than the induction. Read more:The Caesarean delivery rates were compared to those who entered spontaneous labor (52 percent) and those who underwent induction. Women with diabetes, prior Caesarean delivery, multiple fetuses, breach presentation or other medical or obstetric problems were excluded from the study.
In the spontaneous labor group, 14 percent of the women underwent Caesarean section. In those whose labor was induced, 19 percent delivered by Caesarean.
"Patients' failure to progress resulted in a higher percentage of Caesarean deliveries in the induced group," Alexander said. "However, the risk factors intrinsic to the patients - rather than the labor induction itself - resulted in an excess of Caesarean deliveries in the women we studied."
Other findings showed that labor was longer and more likely to extend over 10 hours in women who were induced. The average labor time for spontaneous labors was less than six hours.
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