Farmers need up to date information on efficient use and management of labour for agricultural production. Yet, they lack adequate and needed information. Hence, this study was undertaken to explore the sources and use of labour information by farmers in southwestern Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. Primary data were collected to elicit infor...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the tolerability of cervical insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP-1) and its value as a predictor of successful labour induction, compared with Bishop score and transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) cervical length. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING A tertiary hospital in Malaysia. POPULATION A cohort of 193 term nulliparous women with intact membranes. M...

OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of labour induction using sublingual misoprostol versus combined artificial rupture of membranes and oxytocin infusion for nulliparous women with a favourable cervix at term. DESIGN Open randomised controlled trial. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Fifty nulliparous women with a favourable cervix (Bishop score 6 or more) at term and indicat...