Evidence Based Birth

Number one would be to wait for spontaneous labor.

According to the research reviewed by Evidence-Based Birth, about 45% of mothers will go into labor spontaneously within 12 hours.

Around 77-95% will go into labor around 24 hours.

In one large study, 76.5% went into labor within 24 hours.

Also, the term problem study did take place before modern testing and treatment for group B strep.

So that's another thing to consider.

So evidence-based birth notes that older studies may overestimate the risk of infection that someone with term problem would experience today with modern testing and treatment for group B strep.

One of the reassuring findings with the term problem study was that there was no difference in neonatal infection rates between waiting and inducing.