The routine use of oxytocin after oral misoprostol for labour induction in women with an unfavourable cervix is not of benefit

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 323-329

  De, Arunangsu ^a   Bagga, Rashmi ^a   Gopalan, Sarala ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Labour induction; Misoprostol; Oral; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE HYPERTONIA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33745621096     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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