Obstetric outcomes after cervical ripening by multiple doses of vaginal prostaglandin E2

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-74

  Chan, Louis Yik S ^a   Fu, Lucille ^b   Leung, Tse Ngong ^a   Wong, Shell Fean ^b   Lau, Tze Kin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical priming; Cesarean section; Induction of labor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFUSION; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642553380     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2004.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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