Articles Increased elective induction of labor @ 39 weeks after publication of ARRIVE did not lower C-section, hypertensive disorder rates for 1st-time mothers Excerpt from article: ” …. following the publication of “ARRIVE” there was an overall 42% increase in elective induction of labor …. … however the associated improvements in outcomes reported in […]
OB Interventions: Dubious or Detrimental
The start of life: a history of obstetrics by Professor J Drife, UK ~ 2023 Correspondence to: Professor J Drife, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level D, Clarendon Wing, Belmont Grove, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK; j.o.drife@leeds.ac.uk Abstract Obstetric intervention originally consisted of extraction of the baby, usually by the breech, to save the mother’s life in […]