Objective: To evaluate the use of misoprostol in second and third trimester labor induction in women with previous cesarean delivery. Methods: Women with previous cesarean delivery and normal controls seen for second and third trimester labor induction were randomly assigned to receive either misoprostol vaginally 50 μg or 100 μg every 6 hours until active phase of labor achieved. Primary outco...

OBJECTIVE To document the practice of labour in water, to assess the effects of water immersion during labor and/or birth (labour stages 1, 2 and 3) on maternal, fetal and neonatal wellbeing and to compare the outcomes and safety with conventional vaginal deliveries and deliveries with epidural analgesia. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two-hundred and seven women electing for waterbirth (n=207) were co...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of parity on cervical ripening and labor induction with intra-vaginal slow-release dinoprostone and to determine the safety and efficacy of this medication in a tertiary referral center. Methods: The medical records of 2090 pregnant women who underwent cervical ripening and induction of labor with Dinoprostone between January 2007 a...

conclusions overall, incidence of birth trauma in kashan city was lower in comparison with most studies. considering existing risk factors, further monitoring on labor, and delivery management in teaching hospitals are recommended to prevent birth injuries. in addition, careful supervision on students and residents' training should be applied in teaching hospitals. patients and methods in this ...

Background; The best time to induce labor is when the cervix "ripe" at that particular moment. It mechanism through which changes in consistency before beginning of labor, Aim and objectives; analyze cervical length compare Manipal Cervical Scoring System's accuracy Bishop score order choose most effective way Subjects methods; 100 women were included this prospective trial who being evaluated ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the optimal timing of delivery for women with gestational hypertension. STUDY DESIGN A multicenter database that contained 228,668 deliveries was used to extract data on gravidas with gestational hypertension. The week-specific rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity/mortality were calculated after induction of labor. Point wise 95% confidence intervals were calculated ar...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate outcomes of induction of labor, compared with expectant management, in women attempting trial of labor after cesarean delivery (TOLAC) in a large obstetric cohort. METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of data from the Consortium on Safe Labor that included women with term (37 weeks of gestation or greater) singleton gestations and a history of one prior cesarean del...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of misoprostol in the induction of labor at term by comparing this agent with the commonly used dinoprostone gel. Patients and methods A randomized clinical trial of vaginal misoprostol, 50 μg 6-hourly, and dinoprostone gel, 1–2 mg 6-hourly, in 435 women undergoing induction of labor at term. The women, 210 in the misoprostol group and 225 in th...

background: oxytocin infusion is used for induction or augmentation of labor to prevent prolonged labor. a cheap and nonaggressive alternative which is effectively used for contraction stress test is nipple stimulation. however research regarding its efficacy and safety is still limited. this study aims to compare the effectiveness of nipple stimulation and oxytocin infusion on the duration of ...