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The 39 Week IOL “Dilemma”

Dr. Chapa’s Clinical Pearls.

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The Benefits of Elective Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks

The value of elective induction of labor was also shown in a 2018 Cochrane review. This showed that early delivery indeed reduced perinatal death, NICU admission and Meconium aspiration syndrome. In February 2022, Burns et al. presented their data at SMFM as an oral communications. The title was, quote, waiting for induction, maternal outcomes in elective inductions of labor at increased gestational age. And now even in a more diverse patient population and more diverse practice setting, we found the same thing.

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