LB01: A randomized trial of elective induction of labor at 39 weeks compared with expectant management of low-risk nulliparous women

To test the hypothesis that elective induction of labor (IOL) at 39 weeks compared with expectant management (EM) among low-risk nulliparous women reduces the risk of a composite of perinatal mortality and severe neonatal morbidity. In this open-label multi-center RCT, low-risk nulliparous women with reliably determined gestational age were randomly assigned between 38 0/7 weeks and 38 6/7 weeks either to IOL at 39 0/7 - 39 4/7 weeks or EM. A...