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1. Induction of labour is a common procedure in obstetrics (1, 2), and is defined as the initiation of labour by artificial means prior to its spontaneous onset at a viable gestational age, with the aim of achieving vaginal delivery in a pregnant woman with intact membranes.
Labor induction is what doctors use to try to help labor along using medications or other medical techniques. Years ago, some doctors routinely induced labor. But now it's not usually done unless there's a true medical need for it. Labor is usually allowed to take its natural course. However, in some situations, a health care provider may recommend induction. Why It's Done. Your doctor might suggest an induction if: 1  your water broke but you are not having contractions. 2  your baby still hasn't arrived by 2 weeks after the due date (when you're considered post-term â more than 42 weeks into your pregnancy) 3  you have an infection in the uterus (called chorioamnionitis)