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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 25, 2012 - Issue 9
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Induction at 41 weeks increases the risk of caesarean section in a hospital with a low rate of caesarean sections

Jorge BurgosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leire RodríguezDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Borja OteroDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Patricia CobosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Carmen OsunaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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María del Mar CentenoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Juan Carlos MelchorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Luis Fernández-LlebrezDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Txantón Martínez-AstorquizaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cruces University Hospital, Biscay, Spain
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Pages 1716-1718 | Received 24 May 2011, Accepted 17 Jan 2012, Published online: 09 Mar 2012

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K. Mahomed, K. Pungsornruk & K. Gibbons. (2016) Induction of labour for postdates in nulliparous women with uncomplicated pregnancy – is the caesarean section rate really lower?. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 36:7, pages 916-920.
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Aafke Bruinsma, Judit KJ Keulen, Joep C Kortekaas, Jeroen van Dillen, Ruben G Duijnhoven, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Anton H van Kaam, Joris AM van der Post, Ben W Mol & Esteriek de Miranda. (2022) Elective induction of labour and expectant management in late-term pregnancy: A prospective cohort study alongside the INDEX randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X 16, pages 100165.
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Eirini Orovou, Marinela Ymeraj, Marsida Lilo & Evangelia Antoniou. (2022) The Midwifery Student’s Observations about the Implementation of International Guidelines and Protocols in Greek Maternity Hospitals. Sexes 3:2, pages 244-253.
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Anne Pinton, Camille Lemaire Tomzack, Hilde Merckelbagh & François Goffinet. (2021) Induction of labour with unfavourable local conditions for suspected fetal growth restriction after 36 weeks of gestation: Factors associated with the risk of caesarean. Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction 50:7, pages 101996.
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Judit KJ Keulen, Aafke Bruinsma, Joep C Kortekaas, Jeroen van Dillen, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Martijn A Oudijk, Ruben G Duijnhoven, Anton H van Kaam, Frank PHA Vandenbussche, Joris AM van der Post, Ben Willem Mol & Esteriek de Miranda. (2019) Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management until 42 weeks (INDEX): multicentre, randomised non-inferiority trial. BMJ, pages l344.
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Eva Rydahl, Lena Eriksen & Mette Juhl. (2019) Effects of induction of labor prior to post-term in low-risk pregnancies: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 17:2, pages 170-208.
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Anna Proctor & Paul Marshall. (2017) Does a policy of earlier induction affect labour outcomes in women induced for postmaturity? A retrospective analysis in a tertiary hospital in the North of England. Midwifery 50, pages 246-252.
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Sanne Lausen Wolff, Iben Lorentzen, Agnete Pers Kaltoft, Heidi Schmidt, Monique Mensink Jeppesen & Rikke Damkjær Maimburg. (2016) Has perinatal outcome improved after introduction of a guideline in favour of routine induction and increased surveillance prior to 42 weeks of gestation?. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 10, pages 19-24.
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Debby Amis. (2014) Healthy Birth Practice #1: Let Labor Begin on Its Own. The Journal of Perinatal Education 23:4, pages 178-187.
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