Comparison of induction of labor with vaginal misoprostol plus oxytocin versus oxytocin alone in term primigravidae

Objective. To compare the efficacy and complications of intravaginal misoprostol application before starting oxytocin infusion with oxytocin infusion alone for labor induction in term primigravidae pregnancies with low-Bishop score. Methods. This randomized study included 101 primigravidae women wit...

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Published in:The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine 2011-09, Vol.24 (9), p.1084-1087
Main Authors: Balci, Osman, Mahmoud, Alaa S., Acar, Ali, Colakoglu, Mehmet C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Intravaginal
Adult
Drug Combinations
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gravidity - physiology
Humans
Labor induction
Labor, Induced - adverse effects
Labor, Induced - methods
misoprostol
Misoprostol - administration & dosage
Misoprostol - adverse effects
Oxytocics - administration & dosage
oxytocin
Oxytocin - administration & dosage
Oxytocin - adverse effects
Postpartum Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Postpartum Hemorrhage - epidemiology
Pregnancy
Term Birth - drug effects
Term Birth - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective. To compare the efficacy and complications of intravaginal misoprostol application before starting oxytocin infusion with oxytocin infusion alone for labor induction in term primigravidae pregnancies with low-Bishop score. Methods. This randomized study included 101 primigravidae women with singleton pregnancies >38 weeks and a Bishop score of
ISSN:1476-7058
1476-4954
DOI:10.3109/14767058.2010.531798