Labor Induction: The Back Door to Reducing Cesarean Rates?

by Melissa Garvey, ACNM Writer and EditorA study in the July 2010 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology underscores why the midwifery model of care—a model which minimizes interventions—should be the standard of care for women. Researchers set out to investigate the link between labor induction and cesarean birth, and discovered some telling findings.This retrospective study examined the electronic