Induction of labour with an unfavourable cervix

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 777-794

  Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extra amniotic saline; Labour induction; Misoprostol; Prostaglandins; Unfavourable cervix

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; CORTICOSTEROID; ENEMA; ESTROGEN; HYALURONIDASE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1 DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RELAXIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; AMNION FLUID; AMNIOTOMY; BALLOON CATHETER; BATH; BREAST STIMULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG USE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MECONIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONOTHERAPY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TACTILE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE COMPLICATION; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS HYPERSTIMULATION; UTERUS RUPTURE; VOMITING; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0141718884     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1521-6934(03)00037-3     Document Type: Review

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