Induction of labor with misoprostol in pregnancies with advanced maternal age

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-144

  Zeteroglu, Sahin ^a   Sahin, Guler H ^b   Sahin, Huseyin A ^b  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Induction of labor; Misoprostol; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LABOR PAIN; LACERATION; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NAUSEA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETAINED PLACENTA; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; TACHYCARDIA; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VOMITING;

EID: 37849188172     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.11.040     Document Type: Article

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