Does sweeping of the membranes reduce the need for formal induction of labour? A randomized controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-40

  Boulvain, Michel ^a   Fraser, William D ^a   Marcoux, Sylvie ^a   Fontaine, Jean Yves ^a   Bazin, Sylvie ^a   Pinault, Jean Jacques ^a   Blouin, Daniel ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031983630     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb09347.x     Document Type: Article

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