• Malin Thorsell, Sven Lyrenäs, Ellika Andolf, and Magnus Kaijser.
• Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. malin.thorsell@ds.se
• Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2011 Oct 1; 90 (10): 1094-9.

ObjectiveTo assess the risk for emergency cesarean section among women in whom labor was induced in gestational week ≥41 and to evaluate if parity and mode of induction affected this association.DesignHospital-based retrospective cohort study.PopulationSingleton pregnancies delivered after ≥41 gestational weeks at Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, during 2002-2006.Material And MethodsOf 23 030 singleton pregnancies meeting the entry criteria, 881 were induced with a Bishop score of <7. Obstetric outcome was assessed through linkage with the Swedish Medical Birth Registry and a local obstetrical database containing information from patients' medical files. Results were adjusted for body mass index, age and the use of epidural analgesia.Main Outcome MeasureRisk for emergency cesarean section.ResultsAmong women who were induced, the proportions delivered by emergency cesarean section were 42% for nulliparous and 14% for multiparous. Compared to spontaneous onset, this corresponded to a more than threefold increase in risk for nulliparous women (OR 3.34, 95%CI 2.77-4.04) and an almost twofold increase in risk for multiparous women (OR 1.94, 95%CI 1.24-3.02). There was no significant difference in risk for emergency cesarean section between the two methods of induction (PGE(2) and transcervical catheter).ConclusionsCompared to spontaneous onset of delivery, induction of labor is associated with an increased risk for emergency cesarean section both among nulliparous and multiparous women. When labor is induced, the high risk for emergency cesarean must be kept in mind.© 2011 The Authors Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica© 2011 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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