Concurrent oxytocin with dinoprostone pessary versus dinoprostone pessary in labour induction of nulliparas with an unfavourable cervix: A randomised placebo-controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 824-832

  Tan, P C ^a   Valiapan, S D ^a   Tay, P Y S ^a   Omar, S Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dinoprostone; Induction of labour; Oxytocin; Prostaglandin; Trial

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA; VAGINA PESSARY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CERVICAL RIPENING; DINOPROSTONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PARITY; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 34250335031     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01384.x     Document Type: Article

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