Labor Induction versus Expectant Management in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women

Key Points

• To compare the effects of labor induction versus expectant management on perinatal outcomes and cesarean delivery rates in low-risk nulliparous women.
• Randomized trial with low-risk nulliparous women at 39 weeks of gestation
• Intervention compared labor induction to expectant management
• ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT01990612
• No significant difference in composite adverse perinatal outcomes
• Labor induction led to a significantly lower frequency of cesarean delivery

Abstract