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Review
. 2015 Oct;39(6):426-9.
doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2015.07.001. Epub 2015 Sep 11.

Overview of the mechanisms of induction of labor

Roxanna A Irani  1 , Sarah Foster  2
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Review

Overview of the mechanisms of induction of labor

Roxanna A Irani et al. Semin Perinatol. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Here we provide a brief overview of the natural process of labor and its biochemical, hormonal, and mechanical characteristics that can be exploited in methods employed for induction of labor.

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