As you approach the end of pregnancy, circumstances may arise where you may choose to have your labor prematurely started. This is known as an elective labor induction. It's considered an elective ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Looking for natural ways to induce labor? Experts say these seven myths about inducing labor at home may not help kick-start the ...

A labor induction is when you or your healthcare provider brings labor on instead of waiting for it to happen naturally. It can be done for medical reasons, for an overdue baby, or if the baby is old ...

To induce labor, doctors will either use medication or a catheter-like device. The only natural option for labor induction that is safe and may work is nipple stimulation. Do not rely on natural ...

This Women's Health Week, we spoke with Dr. Vidanka Vasilevski from the Center for Quality and Patient Safety Research within Deakin's Institute for Health Transformation about her research published ...

You're approaching 40 weeks and then some. You're tired, uncomfortable and miserable and you can't help but think it's time for the baby to come out. There's no dearth of advice and old wives' tales ...