Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just shaving one week off a pregnancy could make a big difference for mother and baby. In 2020, about 20,000 infants died before ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The optimal time of delivery for women with low-risk pregnancy has been a continuing source of controversy, but a debate on the elective induction of labor at 39 weeks here at ...

Living in Los Angeles, being 40 years old and pregnant is certainly not an anomaly. The only place it is noteworthy is at the doctor’s office. While the proper medical term has gone from “geriatric ...

A collaborative study from physician researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is shining new light on current guidelines for delivery timing in pregnant mothers with chronic ...

Inducing labor at 39 weeks in low-risk, nulliparous women appears at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor, and to boot, results in a lower cesarean section rate, ...

Pregnancies at 39 weeks are considered full-term. Babies that are delivered at 36 weeks are generally fully developed and healthy. However, there are still risks and complications possible. The health ...

Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor. Choosing to induce ...