Background: The rates of induction of labor and elective induction of labor are increasing.
Whether elective induction of labor improves outcomes or simply leads to greater …

Background Amniotomy (deliberate rupture of the membranes) is a simple procedure which
can be used alone for induction of labour if the membranes are accessible, thus avoiding the …

Background In women with gestational diabetes mellitus, it is not clear whether routine
induction of labor at< 40 weeks of gestation is beneficial to mother and newborn infant …

In a prospective, randomised trial, 111 obstetrically normal pregnant women, who had
elective induction of labour performed between 39 and 40 weeks, were compared with 117 …

The overall rate of induction of labor in the United States in 1993 was 134 per 1,000 live
births, or over 527,000 of the four million births that occur annually in the United States …

The incidence of both gestational and pre-gestational diabetes is increasing worldwide. The
main cause of this increase is likely the concomitant increase in the incidence of global …

Complement activation as shown by increased clearance of radioactive Clq and reduction in
serum-C3 level was found in fifteen (83%) of eighteen patients studied during Plasmodium …

This was a prospective study involving 85 patients admitted for induction of labour with
unfavourable cervix at Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. A …

The composition of the cervix during most of pregnancy consists primarily of collagen and a
glycosaminoglycan-rich ground sub-stance. The structure and distribution of these …

All women (n= 223) scheduled for induction of labor were randomized into start with
oxcytocin infusion (O) or amniotomy (A). After 4 h an assessment of the progress and …