OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy and safety profile of isosorbide mononitrate (IMN) as an agent for cervical ripening. METHODOLOGY This study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, M Y Hospital & M G M Medical College Indore from September 2011 to February 2013. Pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics were screened for possible participation in the study after exp...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to further compare the efficacy of PGE2 suppository, the intracervical foley catheter and extra-amniotic saline infusion in nulliparous women referred for labor induction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Totally 368 nulliparous women with a Bishop score ≤ 4 with singleton gestation, vertex presentation and intact membrane referred for labor induction were randomly ass...

We defend pluralism in mathematics, and in particular Errett Bishop's constructive approach to mathematics, on pragmatic grounds, avoiding the philosophical issues which have dissuaded many mathematicians from taking it seriously. We also explain the computational value of interval arithmetic.

BACKGROUND Previous work by us and others had suggested that cervical electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may be predictive of the outcome of induced labour. We sought to determine which probe configuration of the EIS device is predictive of the outcome of induced labour and compare this to digital assessment by the Bishop score. METHODS In a prospective cohort of 205 women admitted for i...

Abstract Background In today's obstetric practice, induction of labour is a common procedure. Before the imaging era, favourability cervix was assessed by manual examination scored as Bishop Score. However, subjectivity and high inter- intra-observer variability are limitations this approach. This necessitates implementation an objective method assessment. We used transvaginal sonography (TVS) ...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to figure out whether volumetric gray-scale histogram difference between anterior and posterior cervix can indicate the extent of cervical consistency. METHODS We collected data of 95 patients who were appropriate for vaginal delivery with 36th to 37th weeks of gestational age from September 2010 to October 2011 in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea Unive...