Induction of Labor with PGE2 after One Previous Cesarean Section: 18 Years Experience in a University Hospital

Induction of labor in women with previous single cesarean section

Results Overall, 1, 898 pregnancies were eligible, of them, 259 underwent induction of labor, and 1, 639 were admitted with spontaneous onset of labor. Demographic data, parity, gestational age at delivery and birthweight were similar. The overall rate of cesarean delivery was significantly higher in the study group (16. 2% vs. 10. 7%, p=0. 01), mainly due to labor dystocia (8. 1% vs. 3. 7%, p<...

Induction of labor with vaginal prostaglandin-E2 in grand multiparous women with one previous cesarean section.

OBJECTIVE To review the outcome of induction of labor with vaginal prostaglandin-E2 in grand multiparous women with one previous cesarean section. METHODS Twenty-six grand multiparous women with one previous cesarean section were induced with vaginal prostaglandin-E2. RESULTS Twenty (76.9%) women delivered vaginally and six (23.1%) women delivered by emergency cesarean section. The mean dur...

Induction of labor with vaginal prostaglandin-E2 in women with one previous cesarean section.

nduction of labor is considered necessary in certain clinical situations. These include postdate pregnancy, term premature rupture of membranes, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation, and significant medical diseases such as diabetes mellitus at term. Intravaginal or intracervical dinoprostone (prostaglandin-E2 [PGE2]) is the most used pharmacologic method to ripen the cervix and induce...

Trial of Labor after Cesarean (TOLAC) for Vaginal Birth after Previous Cesarean Section (VBAC) Versus Repeat Cesarean Section; A Review

Despite cesarean being a major abdominal surgery, the number of cesarean deliveries has been increasing in recent decades in the United States [1-3]. The World Health Organization has stated that national cesarean rates greater than 10-15% indicate unnecessary maternal risk. Nevertheless the current cesarean rate in the US is 32.2% (CDC). With this high rate of cesarean delivery the question of...

Labor trials in 300 patients with a previous cesarean section