Critical review reveals impacts of biomedical assumptions in postdates labour induction, highlighting clinical practices.
Induction of labour (IOL) for postdates pregnancy is an increasingly common birth intervention. Biomedical assumptions pervade medical research, influencing clinical practice. Using Foucauldian discourse analysis, we examined how postdates IOL is constructed in the biomedical literature. In the first paper of this series we introduced the background and the methodology to the analysis. With this second article the findings are presented, brought to life with quotes. In the 3rd and final paper we discuss the implications with reference to wider literature.
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