Induction of labor: outcome and associated factors in three teaching hospitals of Addis Ababa university
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2023-10-10
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Addis Ababa University
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Induction of labor is an intervention designed to artificially initiate uterine contractions.
Induction of labor may be less efficient and having more strain on labor wards than spontaneous labor,
but has advantages like, reduce risk of intrauterine fetal death, stillbirth, sepsis and need of cesarean
section. The most common reasons for induction of labor are hypertension/pre-eclampsia, postdate
pregnancy, Premature rupture of membranes, and maternal disease such as or gestational or pre-existing
diabetes
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nduction of labor: outcome and associated