Induced labor may be falling out of favor in US

Inducing labor for women with complications during pregnancy may be falling out of favor in the United States.

National health data shows induced childbirths doubled in frequency between 1990 and 2010. But a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there's been a 12-percent drop since 2000.

Inducing labor can harbor risks for babies, and doctors seem to be doing what they can to keep babies inside their mothers longer, if at all possible.