A growing body of research and clinical trials, including one published on July 20 in the journal PLOS Medicine, are showing that inducing labor at 39 weeks is safe for both the mother and child ...

A large new study adds to the evidence that inducing labor at 39 weeks is as safe as waiting for labor to occur naturally, a finding that experts say could change the way some women in the U.S ...

Yet a new study suggests that inducing labor at 39 weeks can be another viable option for some mothers-to-be, even though it has been shunned in the past. The large study, published in The New ...

The findings, published in PLOS Medicine, indicate the greatest benefit of artificially starting labor at 39 weeks for reducing risks, compared with waiting for labor to begin naturally ...

Why does labor sometimes need to be induced? You're one to two weeks past your due date. Studies show that inducing labor at 39 weeks doesn't raise the risk of having a C-section or birth ...

Researchers saw an increase in 39-week labor induction rates after the ARRIVE trial was published in 2018. Cesarean delivery rates were significantly lower vs. expected rates based on pre-ARRIVE ...

“When you’re 39 weeks [and] four days with no signs of labor so you get the Starbucks ‘Pregnancy Drink’ and hope for the best,” penned mom of four Mika Laidler, 35, in the captions of ...

Stephanie Pearson and Desiree Romero had their labor induced at 39 weeks gestation in 2022. Jocelyn Heffner was induced in the 37th week of gestation on two separate occasions during separate ...

Inducing labor at 39 weeks in healthy women may reduce C-section risk and does not raise risks for baby, compared with waiting for labor, a new study finds. CNN values your feedback 1.

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It usually isn't safe to induce labor electively before 39 weeks, as the baby would be born too early. A baby that is premature can have issues with feeding, temperature, or breathing.