Yes and no. I can only speak for this one hospital, but most of the time we would only induce if there was indication for doing so (twins is one example that co

Yes and no. I can only speak for this one hospital, but most of the time we would only induce if there was indication for doing so (twins is one example that comes to mind) or if the mother truly wanted induction. I don't recall specifically encouraging for reducing time, though the residents would joke about wanting to do so instead of waiting. I wonder if this is more common at teaching hospitals, so that attendings can hand off the waiting to the residents in training.