Induction of labour with vaginal prostaglandin E2pessaries
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 2 (2) , 65-70
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01443618109067415
Abstract
Prostaglandin E2 vaginal pessaries (3 mg) were compared with conventional amniotomy and oxytocin infusion for induction of labour in a study comprising 100 primigravidae and 60 multigravidae in each group. The patients who received prostaglandin pessaries had a better outcome. The differences were greater for those patients with a low Bishop score (P < 0·01); the incidence of infants with low Apgar scores was lower and there were fewer postpartum haemorrhages (P < 0·01)Keywords
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