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Failed induction

A clinical term for induction that does not lead to active labor despite appropriate attempts to prepare the cervix and stimulate contractions.

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Why induction may take longer and failed induction explained

Why induction may take longer and failed induction explained

Induction Is A Process, Not A Single Event Induction of labor means using medical or mechanical methods to help the body move from pregnancy toward labor before labor begins spontaneously. It is easy to imagine induction as one intervention that immediately starts contractions, but clinically it is more often a sequence: cervical assessment, cervical ripening […]