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Re: Induction for post term From: Andrew Folley (agfolley@hotmail.com) Wed Jun 13 12:35:43 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Deborah.Bopp@memorialhealthsystem.com: "Re: oral misoprostol for cervical priming...opinion on dosage please." Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: R.I.P." In reply to: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: Induction for post term" Next in thread: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Induction for post term" Reply: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Induction for post term" What are you saying, Joe, that there is higher incidence of fetal morbidity and mortaility at 41 than 40 weeks? agf >From: doctorjoe@aol.com >Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> >Subject: Re: Induction for post term >Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:05:32 -0500 > >Our quality department at level 3 (5000 deliveries per year) hospital is >trying to reduce number of inductions (currently at 33% of all births ... >medical and elective). We are trying to cut back on the many, many >"elective" inductions. Most of the 30-40 ob gyns will regularly induce moms >at 40+ weeks for "postdate" or "post term". I have argued that although we >all do this it is really not medically supported and actually is more >"elective" than medically indicated. I can see at 41 1/2 weeks making >arguement for medical induction etc. Any thoughts????  > >I don't know why you'd say it wasn't medically supported. Just show them >the J-curve of neonatal outcome versus gestational age at delivery and let >them argue THAT down. Picture's worth 1000 words. > >Joe P. > Next message: Deborah.Bopp@memorialhealthsystem.com: "Re: oral misoprostol for cervical priming...opinion on dosage please." Previous message: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: R.I.P." In reply to: doctorjoe@aol.com: "Re: Induction for post term" Next in thread: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Induction for post term" Reply: R. Daniel Braun: "Re: Induction for post term"

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