Vaginal delivery within 24 hours of labor induction as a primary outcome: what's the rush?

We have read with great interest the report of Bauer et  al1 that compared the likelihood of delivery within 24 hours in multiparous women by labor induction with simultaneous vs sequential use of oxytocin and a cervical ripening balloon. Although meticulously performed and clinically important, this article evokes a pivotal issue. Not uncommonly, partu rients describe the feeling that the medical personnel were in a hurry during the delivery, as trying to “clear the room” by performing unnecessary procedures, such as episiotomies, operative vaginal deliveries, or even cesarean deliveries.
Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editors Source Type: research