ArticleActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2023
Offspring school performance at age 12 after induction of labor vs non-intervention at term: A linked cohort study.
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- Oxytocin-induced birth causes sex-specific behavioral and brain connectivity changes in developing rat offspring.iScience · 2024Article
- Restrictive use of labor induction in absence of proven benefit.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
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- Is induction of labor from 37 to 41 weeks per se associated with lower offspring school performance?Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Offspring school performance at age 12 after induction of labor vs non-intervention at term: A linked cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionThe incidence of induction of labor, for both medical reasons and as an elective procedure, has been rising and a further increase in induction of labor following the ARRIVE trial may be expected. The effects of induction of labor at term on childhood neurodevelopment, however, are not well studied. We aimed to study the influence of elective induction of labor for each week of gestation separately from 37 to 42 weeks on offspring school performance at 12 years of age after uncomplicated pregnancies. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe performed a population-based study among 226 684 liveborn children from uncomplicated singleton pregnancies, born from 37
resultsFor each gestational age up to 41 weeks, induction of labor was associated with decreased school performance scores compared with non-intervention (at 37 weeks -0.05 SD, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.10 to -0.01 SD; adjusted for confounding factors). After induction of labor, fewer children reached higher secondary school level (at 38 weeks 48% vs 54%; adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.88, 95% CI 0.82-0.94).
conclusionsIn women with uncomplicated pregnancies at term, consistently, at every week of gestation from 37 to 41 weeks, induction of labor is associated with lower offspring school performance at age 12 and lower secondary school level compared with non-intervention, although residual confounding may remain. These long-term effects of induction of labor should be incorporated in counseling and decision making.
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