OBJECTIVE To determine coital incidence at term and to estimate its effect on labor onset and mode of delivery. METHODS Healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies and established gestational age were recruited to keep a diary of coital activity from 36 weeks of gestation until birth and to answer a short questionnaire. Two hundred women with complete coital diaries were available for analys...

PURPOSE To describe the maternal and fetal outcomes with the use of the Foley catheter for induction of labor in high-risk pregnant women with previous caesarean section. METHODS An interventive and descriptive study was conducted from November 2013 to June 2014. A total of 39 pregnant women at term, with a live fetus, cephalic presentation, estimated fetal weight <4,000 g, with previous cesa...

Induction of labor is opted for benefits expeditious delivery to outweigh the risks continuing pregnancy. Aims and Objectives: To study indications methods induction &amp; correlate Feto-Maternal outcome. Materials Methods: The present was conducted on 150 pregnant women. It a prospective observational study, from April 2021 September 2021. Patient details with Indication, examination, pre-indu...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to examine the hypothesis that corticosteroids, when administered extraamniotically, can enhance the labor process and reduce the induction-to-delivery interval. STUDY DESIGN A double-blind, randomized study was conducted on 98 women with a gestational age of 36 to 42 weeks, an unfavorable cervix, and medical indications for delivery, who were assigned to receive eit...

OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine the risk of uterine rupture in patients induced with oxytocin or misoprostol after 1 or more previous cesarean sections. STUDY DESIGN Patients with 1 or more previous cesarean sections who delivered after 28 weeks' gestation between 1996 and 2002 were identified by database. Among 3533 total patients, rates of uterine rupture were compared amon...