OBJECTIVE: Labor induction is offered to reduce the risk of stillbirth at late term (41 METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study including 70 293 singleton term births in Iceland during 1997-2018. Women with serious pre-gestational comorbidity, hypertension, stillbirth or previous cesarean birth were excluded. The risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes for induction at each week from gestational age 37-41 weeks was compared with expectant management, defined as deliveries at a later gestational age. Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated using log-binomial regression adjusting for sociodemographics, parity, and pregnancy complications. RESULTS: The risk of cesarean was lower with induction at ≥40 CONCLUSION: Labor induction from 40