A prospective randomized controlled trial that compared misoprostol, Foley catheter, and combination misoprostol-Foley catheter for labor induction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1031-1035

  Chung, Judith H ^a,b   Huang, Wilson H ^a   Rumney, Pamela J ^a   Garite, Thomas J ^b   Nageotte, Michael P ^a,b  

^a LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Foley catheter; Labor induction; Misoprostol

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0242425752     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00842-1     Document Type: Article

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