Study identifies safest, most effective outpatient labor induction methods

While prior research and analysis have evaluated methods of outpatient labor induction (also known as cervical ripening), the specific approach with the highest efficacy and safety remains uncertain. More than a quarter of all labors in the United States required induction in 2018, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, and will likely continue to rise in the future. A new study by Mount Sinai researchers, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, aims to identify the most effective and safest cervical ripening strategy.