title: Are there adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with induction of labor when there is no well-accepted indication?
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. miharw@pol.net
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Harwood
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards*; D010298:Parity; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors