SAN DIEGO — Birth complications during labor and delivery do not increase a child's risk for autism spectrum disorder, delegates heard here at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2015 ...

(HealthDay News) — Current evidence suggests no correlation between labor induction and augmentation and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a Committee Opinion from the American ...

In a study to be presented on Feb. 5 in an oral pleanary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in San Diego, researchers will ...

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that 13 common methods for medically inducing labor are similarly effective, but their safety profiles differ according to clinical context.

Has your doctor suggested inducing labor? Find out when and how labor might need to be induced.

Labor induction, also known as inducing labor, is the jumpstarting of uterine contractions before natural labor occurs, with the goal of a healthy vaginal delivery. Healthcare providers, doctors, and ...

This Women's Health Week, we spoke with Dr. Vidanka Vasilevski from the Center for Quality and Patient Safety Research within Deakin's Institute for Health Transformation about her research published ...

Induction of labor is a routinely applied obstetric intervention designed to stimulate uterine contractions when delaying delivery poses a risk to maternal or neonatal health. A range of cervical ...

No link between labor induction and autism Current evidence does not support a correlation between labor induction and augmentation and the risk of autism spectrum disorders. HealthDay News — Current ...