Labor induction is the stimulation of regular uterine contractions before the spontaneous onset of labor, using mechanical or pharmacologic methods in order to generate progressive cervical dilation and subsequent delivery. Although the term generally refers to patients who are at term, it is also employed for women who are at least 20 weeks' gestation. It is important to distinguish labor indu...

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...

Creatine kinase (EC 2.7.3.2) isoenzymes in extracts of human placenta and in serum from nonpregnant women and women in labor were separated on columns containing diethylaminoethyl-cellulose and assayed. The distribution of the isoenzymes in placenta (n = 10) was 80% BB (200 +/- 66 U/g (wet weight), 19% MM (49 +/- 30 U/g), and 1% MB (2.6 +/- 1.7 U/g); The geometric mean for the serum BB activity...

background post-term pregnancy is an important factor in perinatal mortality and morbidity. generally, to reduce perinatal mortality in pregnancy, the delivery is done before adverse perinatal morbidity occurs. to prevent prolonged pregnancy, labor is induced with chemical drugs and complementary therapies. due to the side effects and contraindications of chemical medicine, the use of herbs has...

background: labor pain is the most severe pain a woman experience in her life. the severity and duration of labor pain is more, in primiparous women and may lead to undesirable psychological effects, lowered self-confidence and anxiety. new supportive methods like massage therapy could change the labor into a pleasant and desirable experience. regarding this, the current study was fulfilled to ...

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the methods, indications, outcome of induced labor and its significance in obstetric practice in the study area. Methods. This was a retrospective study of cases of induced labor at the Catholic Maternity Hospital in Ogoja, Cross-River State, Nigeria, between January 1, 2002, and December 31, 2011. Data on the sociodemographic characteristics of...

BACKGROUND Hypoxia in utero can lead to stillbirth and severe perinatal injury. While current prenatal tests can identify fetuses that are hypoxic, none can determine the severity of hypoxia/acidemia. We hypothesized a hypoxic/acidemic fetus would up-regulate and release hypoxia-induced mRNA from the fetoplacental unit into the maternal circulation, where they can be sampled and quantified. Fur...

BACKGROUND Early environmental risk factors associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been increasingly suggested. Our study investigates the maternal, pregnancy, and newborn risk factors by gender for children prescribed stimulant medication for treatment of ADHD in Western Australia. METHODS This is a population-based, record linkage case-control study. The record...

Gross, Gil, Takuji Imamura, Sherri K. Vogt, David F. Wozniak, D. Michael Nelson, Yoel Sadovsky, and Louis J. Muglia. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 prevents inflammation-mediated preterm labor in the mouse. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 278: R1415–R1423, 2000.—Prostaglandins (PGs) have proven important during parturition, but inhibition of PG production treating preterm labor...