BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1977 · 194 citations · 14 references
Veterinary MedicineMaternal HealthObstetricsNeonatologyParturitionReproductive MedicineCervical RipeningInduction Of LaborLabor PhysiologyLabor ProgressObstetric ManagementPregnancyCervical Ripening AgentsControl Group DesignMatched Control GroupPharmacologic Cervical RipeningPharmacological Cervical RipeningProstaglandin Cervical RipeningProstaglandin InductionProstaglandin-mediated Cervical Ripening
A metohod of extra-amniotic prostaglandin administration to achieve ripening of the cervix as a preliminary to induction of labour is described. Compared with a control group the method achieved a 25 per cent reduction in the length of the induced labour, a fall in the incidence of maternal pyrexia and fetal distress, an improvement in neonatal condition of the infants and a reduction in the need to resort to Caesarean section.
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