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Induction of labour: the influences on decision making

Abstract:

Th e study was undertaken to gain an understanding of why nulliparous women were having an induction of labour (IOL) and what influenced the decision to induce. Using an interpretive approach, 79 nulliparous women and 74 of the Lead Maternity Carers (LMC – Midwife, Obstetrician and General Practitioner) who cared for these women, were interviewed prior to induction, using a structured questionnaire with open ended questions, between December 2002 and April 2003. This paper focuses on the reasons identified for induction of labour by women and their LMCs, their understanding of the positive and negative effects of induction of labour, as well as some of the key themes identified from the interviews using a modified Boyatzis’ method of analysis.

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caesarean section following induction, decision to induce labour, induction of labour, nulliparous women