A Foley bulb induction is a procedure to induce labor where a doctor inserts a small balloon into the cervix to help it dilate faster. An estimated 23.3 percent of women in the United States had an ...

After nine months of being pregnant, you probably can’t wait for the arrival of your due date. You may be anxious about the actual labor and delivery, especially if it’s your first child. Nonetheless, ...

The aim of our study was to introduce outpatient induction of labor by Foley catheter, and to compare outcomes and preferences between in-patients and outpatients. This clinical cohort study was ...

ATLANTA — For the induction of labor, a combination of methods is more effective than a single method, according to results from the randomized Foley or Misoprostol for the Management of Induction ...

There is a paucity of head-to-head randomized trials that compare single- and double-balloon catheters, and the results of the available data in terms of time from catheter insertion to delivery and ...