Internal medicine

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MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

In Brief The rate of induction of labor in the United States has risen sharply over the last several years as compared to a slow steady increase since 1989 when these data first began to be collected on United States standard certificates of live birth. The rising rate of induction of labor in the United States has significant implications for nurse staffing for maternity units and for patient safety.

Trends in Labor Induction in the United States, 1989 to 2020