Inducing Labour: Making Informed Decisions

This book considers the issues around the induction of labour. Providing answers to questions that women are repeatedly asking of AIMS. The book is divided into three sections, the first about what Induction Involves. The second then looks at making decisions about induction, aiming not only to help women to decide what is right for them, but also to enable health professional and others providing support to women to better guide them through the decision making process, to understand the risk and benefits of induction and their full range of options. The final section provides a summary and discussion of research evidence, or lack of it. The book includes references and an index.