Induction of labor, is one of the most common obstetric procedures done routinely in modern
obstetrics. For example, in USA, 23% of pregnant women in 2012 (about 1 million) underwent an
induction of labor. However, accurate data about percentage of women undergoing induction of
labor in Egypt is not accurately known.
One of the recent research era in current obstetrics is the optimal intravenous (IV)
hydration of the pregnant women in labor.Current evidences available in our hands, suggest
that maternal hydration appears to fasten labor progress and enhance the action of oxytocin,
if the later is used for augmentation. However, the addition of glucose supplementation to
this IV hydration to enhance uterine contraction, as a matter of safety and efficacy, is
controversial