PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nierengarten, Mary Beth
ED  - Gill, Lisa
TI  - Induction of Labor in Obese Women at 39 Weeks Provides Optimal Delivery and Cost Outcomes
DP  - 2014 Jul 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--12
VI  - 14
IP  - 7
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/7/12.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/7/12.1.full
AB  - Planning a vaginal delivery provides optimal delivery and cost outcomes, according to a study that used a computational model to estimate the effect of induction of labor compared to expectant management of term pregnancies in obese women. They found that induction at 39 weeks of gestation minimized cesarean deliveries, stillbirths, and delivery-related health care costs.