BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1974 · 43 citations · 7 references
MedicineObstetricsPharmacologyMaternal-fetal MedicinePreterm BirthReproductive MedicineInduction Of LaborLabor ProgressPregnancyPremature Rupture Of MembranesPreterm LaborManagement Of Prolonged LaborPharmacotherapy In PregnancyRoutes Of Uterotonic AdministrationTherapeutic Uterotonic UseUterotonic Drug Use
Summary A series of 64 patients with threatened premature labour and intact membranes were treated with ritodrine by the intravenous, intramuscular and oral routes. It was possible to stop labour for 24 hours or more in 87 per cent of the patients and for more than one week in 80 per cent of the patients. The fetus was delivered after 36 weeks in 73 per cent of patients in whom the intention was to postpone labour till term.
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Results of Double-blind, Multicentre Study with Ritodrine in Premature Labour
A. Wesselius-De Casparis, Michel Thiéry, A. Yo Le Sian et al. · BMJ · 1971 · 167 citations · Full text
Treatment of Premature Labour with Orciprenaline
P Baillie, F. P. Meehan, A. J. Tyack · BMJ · 1970 · 36 citations · Full text