Use of Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 881-884

  Katz, Vern L ^a,b   Farmer, Richard M ^a   Dean, Charity A ^a   Carpenter, Mary E ^a  

^a Sacred Heart Medical Center Eugene   (United States)

^b Genetics/Maternal Fetal Med Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MECONIUM; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0034267107     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200009000-00008     Document Type: Article

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