Use of the Foley catheter as a cervical ripening agent prior to induction of labor
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 47 (3) , 229-232
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7292(94)90566-5
Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of the extraamniotic Foley catheter as a cervical ripening agent prior to induction of labor. Method: A descriptive study was carried out on 187 patients who had labor induced following cervical ripening with the extraamniotic Foley catheter. There were 99 nulliparas and 88 multiparas whose labor outcomes were analyzed separately. Results: The mean change in the modified Bishop score was 3.7 for nulliparas and 3.3 for multiparas. The induction‐delivery interval was 8.7 h for nulliparas and 5.5. h for multiparas. Conclusion: The Foley catheter was found to be an effective agent for cervical ripening in both primiparas and multiparas and its use was not associated with any complications.Keywords
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