Outpatient management of the uncomplicated postdate pregnancy with intravaginal prostaglandin E2 gel and membrane stripping

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-78

  Doany, Waleed ^a   McCarty, Julie ^a  

^a OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenatal surveillance; Labor induction; Membrane stripping (sweeping); Postdate pregnancy; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERVIX UTERI; DINOPROSTONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; GELS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED;

EID: 0030956467     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059709161958     Document Type: Article

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