Mechanical methods of cervical ripening and labor induction

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 642-657

  Gelber, Shari ^a   Sciscione, Anthony ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Osmotic dilators; Oxytocin; Preinduction; Transcervical Foley catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DILAPAN; LAMICEL; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ABORTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BALLOON CATHETER; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ENDOMETRITIS; FETUS HEART RATE; FEVER; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LABOR INDUCTION; LAMINARIA; MECONIUM PASSAGE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE HYPERTONIA; UTERINE HYPESTIMULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS RUPTURE; UTERUS TACHYSYSTOLE;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AMBULATORY CARE; BALLOON DILATATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 33746806318     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-200609000-00022     Document Type: Review

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