A comparison of vaginally administered misoprostol with extra-amniotic saline solution infusion for cervical ripening and labor induction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 847-852

  Mullin, Patrick M ^a   House, Michael ^a   Paul, Richard H ^a   Wing, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Extra amniotic saline solution infusion; Labor induction; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

EID: 0036794735     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.126976     Document Type: Article

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