- When pregnant women have not delivered by around 41 weeks, their babies are slightly less likely to have serious complications if labor is induced instead of letting nature take its course, a Dutch study suggests.
"The absolute risk of severe adverse outcome is low, which justifies women's choice for either policy," de Miranda said by email. Eleven babies in the induction group and 23 in the expectant management group had Apgar scores low enough to indicate they needed urgent medical attention. One limitation of the study is that most women were white and younger than 35. It's possible that results would be different for older mothers or those from other racial and ethnic groups.
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