European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Induction of labor is the process of treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery.
Inducing labor can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods.
Inductions most often performed either with prostaglandin drug treatment alone or with a
combination of prostaglandin and intravenous oxytocin treatment. Commonly accepted
medical reasons for induction of labor includes prolonged pregnancy, premature rupture of
membranes, maternal conditions like preeclampsia, twin pregnancy, high BMI, and fetal
conditions like intrauterine growth restriction, premature termination of pregnancy like
abortions, intrauterine death or previous high risk pregnancy.