<unk>  is the process or treatment that stimulates childbirth and delivery. Inducing (starting)<unk>  can be accomplished with pharmaceutical or non-pharmaceutical methods. In Western countries, it is estimated that one-quarter of pregnant women have their<unk>  medically induced with drug treatment.<unk> s are most often performed either with prostaglandin drug treatment alone, or with a combination of prostaglandin and intravenous oxytocin treatment.
Labor induction
Natural childbirth
Caesarean section
Trial of labour
Cordectomy
Precipitate delivery
Vaginal delivery
Emergency childbirth