Noun | 1. | induction of labor - (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac induction - the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state" midwifery, obstetrics, tocology, OB - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother |