Labour induction at term - A randomised trial comparing Foley catheter plus titrated oral misoprostol solution, titrated oral misoprostol solution alone, and dinoprostone

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 375-379

  Matonhodze, Baron B ^a   Hofmeyr, G Justus ^b   Levin, Jonathan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; NAUSEA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIVERING; SIDE EFFECT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIARRHEA; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037841606     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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