Samina Yunus, MD

A strategy of routine induction at or just after 41 weeks for uncomplicated pregnancies reduces cesarean sections without improving or adversely affecting neonatal outcomes. Family physicians should provide this information to their patients and continue to look for studies that provide clinical detail and directly compare the strategy of routine induction after 41 weeks with expectant management and induction after 42 weeks.

A strategy of routine induction at or just after 41 weeks for uncomplicated pregnancies reduces cesarean sections without improving or adversely affecting neonatal outcomes. Family physicians should provide this information to their patients and continue to look for studies that provide clinical detail and directly compare the strategy of routine induction after 41 weeks with expectant management and induction after 42 weeks.

A strategy of routine induction at or just after 41 weeks for uncomplicated pregnancies reduces cesarean sections without improving or adversely affecting neonatal outcomes. Family physicians should provide this information to their patients and continue to look for studies that provide clinical detail and directly compare the strategy of routine induction after 41 weeks with expectant management and induction after 42 weeks.