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Too many healthy women are having their labour induced for no identified medical reason, our study shows

  • Written by Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Pregnant women in Australia are increasingly having their labours induced rather than giving birth spontaneously – and some without good reason.

A large proportion of first time mothers (41.6%) were induced in 2018, when the latest national data were published, compared with 30.6% in 2010.

Our study, published today in BMJ Open,...

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