Induction of Labour in Iceland

The induction of labour in Iceland study is a registry-based study using data from the Icelandic Medical Birth Registry obtained from the Directorate of Health. This study focuses on the rise in rates of induction of labour in Iceland during the last couple of decades. The aim is to disentangle the reasons for the rise and to investigate the consequences of this rise on rates of other interventions and adverse birth outcomes. In this study we hope to discover the optimal gestational week for induction of labour for term pregnancies. This study is done in collaboration with obstetricians at the Landspitali University Hospital.

Our principal investigator: Kristjana Einarsdóttir, Professor of Epidemiology