Abstract
SummarySummaryOne hundred women who had labour induced between j 287 and 294 days (41-42 weeks) were compared with 120 women whose pregnancies were allowed to advance beyond 294 days, and who went into spontaneous labour. The two groups were compared for development of fetal distress in labour, mode of delivery and Apgar scores. There were no stillbirths or neonatal deaths in either group. Normal delivery was commoner in those patients with labour induced and the caesarean section rate was three times higher in those who did not have inductions of labour. Although numbers were small, morbidity was lower in the patients who had labour induced than in those managed expectantly.
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