Derivation and validation of a model predicting the likelihood of vaginal birth following labour induction

• Main Authors: Sepand Alavifard (Author), Kennedy Meier (Author), Yonatan Shulman (Author), George Tomlinson (Author), Rohan D'Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is high-quality evidence supporting induction of labour (IOL) for a number of maternal and fetal indications. However, one fifth of inductions fail to result in vaginal births, requiring cesarean deliveries. This has negative clinical, emotional and resource implications. T...