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[Induction of labor when a large fetus is suspected]
J S Larsen1, O D Pedersen, L Ipsen
1Gynaekologisk/obstetrisk afdeling D. Svendborg Sygehus.
Ugeskrift for Laeger
|January 14, 1991
Abstract:
The courses of 945 deliveries in which the infant weighed greater than or equal to 3,800 g are reviewed retrospectively with comparison between the deliveries which began spontaneously and the induced deliveries. In the deliveries which were induced on account of a suspected large foetus, the frequency of emergency Cesarean section was tripled and the frequency of vacuum extraction was doubled. Significantly more infants had Apgar scores of less than 7 after one minute than in the deliveries which began spontaneously. It is concluded that induction of labour is not indicated in cases where a large foetus is suspected.