Induction of labor in women with oligohydramnios

Objective. To prospectively evaluate the outcome of labor induction in women with oligohydramnios at term.Methods. This was a prospective case-control study which included 120 consecutive patients with Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) ??5 undergoing labor induction. One hundred and sixteen patients with n...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2005-02, Vol.17 (2), p.129-132
Main Authors: Venturini, Paolo, Contu, Giannina, Mazza, Vincenzo, Facchinetti, Fabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
cervical ripening
Cervical Ripening - drug effects
Cesarean Section
Female
Humans
Labor, Induced - methods
Oligohydramnios
outcome of labor
Oxytocics
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
preinduction
Prospective Studies
Term Birth
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objective. To prospectively evaluate the outcome of labor induction in women with oligohydramnios at term.Methods. This was a prospective case-control study which included 120 consecutive patients with Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) ??5 undergoing labor induction. One hundred and sixteen patients with normal amniotic fluid matched for gestational age (?± 3 days) and Bishop-score served as controls. Inclusion criteria were: requirement of labor induction, singleton pregnancy, nulliparity, Bishop score
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.1080/jmf.17.2.129.132