Editing Labor induction (section)

==Causes==
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Commonly accepted medical reasons for induction include:
* [[Postterm pregnancy]], i.e. if the pregnancy has gone past the end of the 42nd week.
* [[Intrauterine growth restriction|Intrauterine fetal growth restriction]].
* There are health risks to the woman in continuing the pregnancy (e.g. [[pre-eclampsia]]).
* [[Prelabor rupture of membranes|Premature rupture of the membranes]]; this is when the membranes have ruptured, but labor does not start within a specific amount of time.<ref>Allahyar, J. & Galan, H. "Premature Rupture of the Membranes."; also American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.</ref>
* Premature termination of the pregnancy ([[abortion]]).
* [[Perinatal mortality|Fetal death]] in utero and previous history of [[stillbirth]].
* [[Twin]] pregnancy continuing beyond 38 weeks.
* Previous health conditions that puts risk on the woman and/or her child such as [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]].
* High [[body mass index]].
* [[Macrosomia]].<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1056/NEJMoa1800566 | title=Labor Induction versus Expectant Management in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women | date=2018 | last1=Grobman | first1=William A. | last2=Rice | first2=Madeline M. | last3=Reddy | first3=Uma M. | last4=Tita | first4=Alan T.N. | last5=Silver | first5=Robert M. | last6=Mallett | first6=Gail | last7=Hill | first7=Kim | last8=Thom | first8=Elizabeth A. | last9=El-Sayed | first9=Yasser Y. | last10=Perez-Delboy | first10=Annette | last11=Rouse | first11=Dwight J. | last12=Saade | first12=George R. | last13=Boggess | first13=Kim A. | last14=Chauhan | first14=Suneet P. | last15=Iams | first15=Jay D. | last16=Chien | first16=Edward K. | last17=Casey | first17=Brian M. | last18=Gibbs | first18=Ronald S. | last19=Srinivas | first19=Sindhu K. | last20=Swamy | first20=Geeta K. | last21=Simhan | first21=Hyagriv N. | last22=MacOnes | first22=George A. | journal=New England Journal of Medicine | volume=379 | issue=6 | pages=513–523 | pmid=30089070 | pmc=6186292 }}</ref>

Induction of labor in those who are either at or after term improves outcomes for newborns and decreases the number of [[Caesarean section|C-sections]] performed.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mishanina|first1=E|last2=Rogozinska|first2=E|last3=Thatthi|first3=T|last4=Uddin-Khan|first4=R|last5=Khan|first5=KS|last6=Meads|first6=C|title=Use of labour induction and risk of cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.|journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |date=Jun 10, 2014|volume=186|issue=9|pages=665–73|pmid=24778358|doi=10.1503/cmaj.130925|pmc=4049989}}</ref>