
An institution-wide policy allowing elective induction at 39 weeks was linked to lower cesarean delivery and NICU admission rates.

Nicola F. Tavella, MPH; Program director, Clinical Research for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai.

An institution-wide policy allowing elective induction at 39 weeks was linked to lower cesarean delivery and NICU admission rates.