New York Times Magazine Examines Issues Surrounding Induced Labor

... The New York Times Magazine on Sunday examined the increasing frequency of induced labor and the related health and economic issues. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' guidelines say that labor should be induced if the pregnant woman has maternal high blood pressure, a problem with the placenta or early rupture of the amniotic sac or has carried the fetus past 40 weeks' gestation... click link for more info. ...