In 2011, the Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (DSOG) published a new guideline for induction of labour in postterm pregnancies inspired by the findings represented in an earlier version of the meta-analysis ‘Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term’ from 2006 (Gulmezoglu et al., 2006). The aim of the new Danish guideline was to induce labour in post term pregnancies at 41 weeks plus five days gestational week to ensure that the pregnancy was terminated
before or around week 42 in order to reduce complications related to post term pregnancy.