Preinduction cervical ripening: A randomized trial of intravaginal misoprostol alone vs. a combination of transcervical foley balloon and intravaginal misoprostol

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 899-904

  Rust, O A ^a   Greybush, M ^a   Atlas, R O ^a   Jones, K J ^a   Balducci, J ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Foley balloon catheterization; Labor, induced; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; WATER;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034756864     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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