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OB-GYN Group Stops Performing Elective Inductions

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Susan Hidalgo-Smith

Published September 22, 2013 at 4:55 PM CDT

Associates in Women's Health in Baton Rouge has decided to only induce when the mother or the baby is at risk. One physician in the group, Dr. Terrie Thomas, is now an advocate for spontaneous labor. But she was initially reluctant to forgo elective inductions.

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OB-GYN Group Stops Performing Elective Inductions

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