Use of labour induction and risk of cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Mishanina, E Rogozinska, T Thatthi, R Uddin-Khan… - Cmaj, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Induction of labour is common, and cesarean delivery is regarded as its major
complication. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether …

Which method is best for the induction of labour?: A systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

Z Alfirevic, E Keeney, T Dowswell… - Health …, 2016 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
BACKGROUND: More than 150,000 pregnant women in England and Wales have their
labour induced each year. Multiple pharmacological, mechanical and complementary …

Williams obstetrics

FG Cunningham - 2005 - biblioteca.uazuay.edu.ec
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Biblioteca Hernán Malo González Williams Obstetrics Título: Williams Obstetrics Autor, etc …

Misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction: a meta-analysis

L Sanchez-Ramos, AM Kaunitz, RL Wears, I Delke… - Obstetrics & …, 1997 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To analyze published randomized trials assessing the safety and efficacy of
misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction. DATA SOURCES: We supplemented a …

Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour

M Boulvain, AJ Kelly, O Irion… - Cochrane database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Prostaglandins have been used for cervical ripening and induction of labour
since the 1970s. The goal of the administration of prostaglandins in the process of induction …

Prostaglandin E2 preparations for preinduction cervical ripening

FR Witter - Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Prostaglandin E2 Preparations for Preinduction Cervical Ripe... : Clinical Obstetrics and
Gynecology Prostaglandin E2 Preparations for Preinduction Cervical Ripening : Clinical …

The role of prostaglandins in labor and delivery.

WF O'Brien - Clinics in perinatology, 1995 - europepmc.org
The use of prostaglandins in obstetrics has undergone a rapid evolution since their
discovery in the early 1970s. It appears certain now that, at least in some cases …

Induction of labor in the nineties: conquering the unfavorable cervix

EMJ Xenakis, JM Piper, DL Conway, O Langer - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1997 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE:: To determine the efficacy, safety, and duration of induced labor using an
integrative approach (prostaglandin, amniotomy, oxytocin) and to depict these findings …

Ripening of the unfavorable cervix with extraamniotic catheter balloon: clinical experience and review

DJ Sherman, E Frenkel, J Tovbin, S Arieli… - Obstetrical & …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
The use of an extraamniotic catheter balloon, inflated above the internal cervical os, has
been advocated as a nonpharmacological, mechanical method of cervical ripening before …

Comparison of extraamniotic Foley catheter and intracervical prostaglandin E 2 gel for preinduction cervical ripening

R Dalui, V Suri, P Ray, I Gupta - Acta obstetricia et gynecologica …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The success of induced labor depends on the degree of ripening of cervix.
Pharmacological preparations are in widespread use for cervical ripening but are not free …