Misoprostol versus oxytocin for labor induction in term and post-term pregnancy: Randomized controlled trial

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 102-106

  Auxiliadora de Aquino, Márcia Maria ^a   Guilherme Cecatti, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Labor induction; Misoprostol; Oxytocin; Prostaglandins; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCOME; LABOR INDUCTION; LATENT PERIOD; MARRIAGE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0042387934     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802003000300003     Document Type: Article

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