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labor induction common obstetric intervention aimed initiating labor spontaneous onset delayed deemed necessary maternal fetal wellbeing despite widespread use practices impact maternal neonatal outcomes remains subject ongoing research debate study aims evaluate maternal neonatal outcomes associated labor induction tertiary hospital setting tanzania descriptive analytical crosssectional study conducted sevenmonth period january 2021 july 2021 muhimbili national hospital dar es salaam tanzania total 120 pregnant women underwent labor induction period included analysis data maternal demographics obstetric characteristics indications induction methods induction labor outcomes neonatal outcomes collected medical records analyzed descriptively among 4773 deliveries study period 120 women underwent labor induction accounting 120 25 deliveries common indications induction postdate pregnancy 60 50 hypertensive disorders pregnancy 38 317 premature rupture membranes 22 175 majority induced women 74 617 delivered vaginally 46 383 undergoing cesarean section maternal complications minimal common failed induction labor 17 142 neonatal outcomes generally positive 120 100 neonates apgar scores 7 higher five minutes although 10 83 required admission neonatal ward care labor induction muhimbili national hospital demonstrated favorable maternal neonatal outcomes low rates maternal complications positive neonatal apgar scores postdate pregnancy emerged common indication induction study highlights benefits labor induction retrospective nature singlecenter setting limit generalizability findings prospective studies larger sample sizes warranted validate findings inform evidencebased obstetric practices