Balloon catheter for induction of labor in nulliparous women with prelabor rupture of the membranes at term

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Wolff, Kerstin ^a   Swahn, Marja Liisa ^a   Westgren, Magnus ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balloon catheter; Labor induction; Prelabor membrane rupture; Term pregnancy

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031879498     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009986     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Duff P, Huff RW, Gibbs RS: Management of premature rupture of membranes and unfavorable cervix in term pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol 1984;63:692-702.
2. Kappy KA, Cetrulo CL, Knuppel RA, Ingardia CJ, Sbarra AJ, Scerbo JC, Mitchell GW: Premature rupture of the membranes at term: A comparison of induced and spontaneous labors. J Reprod Med 1982;27:29-33.
3. Mahmood TA, Dick MJW: A randomized trial of management of prelabor rupture of membranes at term in multiparous women using vaginal prostaglandin gel. Obstet Gynecol 1995;85:71-74.
4. Kramer RL, Gilson GJ, Morrison DS, Martin D, Gonzales J-L, Quails CR: A randomized trial of misoprostol and oxytocin for induction of labor: Safety and efficacy. Obstet Gynecol 1997;89:387-391.
5. Hannah ME, Ohlsson A, Farine D, Hewson S, Hodnett E, Myhr T, Wang E, Waston J, Willan A: Induction of labor compared with expectant management for prelabor rupture of the membranes at term. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1005-1010.
6. 2 gel. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;32:25-27.
7. Atad J, Bornstein J, Calderon I, Petrikovsky BM, Sorokin Y, Abramovici H: Nonpharmaceutical ripening of the unfavorable cervix and induction of labor by a novel double balloon device. Obstet Gynecol 1991;77:146-152.
8. Embrey MP, Mollison BG: The unfavorable cervix and induction of labor using a cervical balloon. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Commonw 1967;74:44-48.
9. Sherman DJ, Frenkel E, Tovbin J, Arieli S, Caspi E, Bukovsky I: Ripening of the unfavorable cervix with extraamniotic catheter balloon: Clinical experience and review. Obstet Gynecol Surv 1996;51:621-627.