Induction of labour: A comparison between controlled-release dinoprostone vaginal pessary (Cervidil®) and dinoprostone intravaginal gel (Prostin E2®)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 473-477

  Kho, Ee Min ^a   Sadler, Lynn ^a   McCowan, Lesley ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervidil; Dinoprostone; Induction of labour; Prostin; Vaginal pessary

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OXYTOCICS; PARITY; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54349096869     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00901.x     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Report on Maternity, Maternal and Newborn Information 2003, New Zealand Health Information Service 2006, p 34.
2. National Women's Annual Clinical Report 2005. [Cited August 2006.] Available from URL: http://www.adhb.govt.nz/nwhealthinfo.
3. Westgate J, Williams JA. Evaluation of a controlled release vaginal prostaglandin E2 pessary with a retrieval system for the induction of labour. J Obstet Gynaecol 1994 14 : 146 150.
4. Witter FR, Rocco LE, Johnson TRB. A randomized trial of prostaglandin E2 in a controlled-release vaginal pessary for cervical ripening at term. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992 166 : 830 834.
5. Rayburn et al. An intravaginal controlled-released prostaglandin E2 pessary for cervical ripening and initiation of labour at term. Obstet Gynecol 1992 79 : 374 379.
6. Witter FR, Mercer BM. Improved intravaginal controlled-release prostaglandin E2 insert for cervical ripening at term. J Matern Fetal Med 1996 5 : 64 69.
7. Smith CV, Rayburn WF, Miller AM. Intravaginal prostaglandin E2 for cervical ripening and initiation of labour. J Reprod Med 1994 39 : 381 384.
8. El-Shawarby SA, Connell RJ. Induction of labour at term with vaginal prostaglandins preparations: A randomised controlled trial of Prostin vs Propess. J Obstet Gynaecol 2006 26 : 627 630.
9. Mukhopadhyay M, Lim K, Fairlie F. Is propess a better method of induction in nulliparous women. J Obstet Gynecol 2002 22 : 294 295.
10. Kelly AJ, Kavanagh J, Thomas J. Vaginal prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2a for induction of labour at term. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Issue 4.
11. Rath W. A clinical evaluation of controlled released dinoprostone for cervical ripening - A review of current evidence in hospital and outpatient settings. J Perinat Med 2005 33 : 491 499.
12. Sanchez-Ramos L, Kaunitz AM, Delke I, Gaudier FL. Cervical ripening and labor induction with a controlled-release dinoprostone vaginal insert: A meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1999 94 : 878 883.
13. Hughes EG, Kelly AJ, Kavanagh J. Dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening and labor induction: A meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 2001 97 : 847 855.
14. Crane JM, Bennett KA. A meta-analysis of controlled-release prostaglandin for cervical ripening and labour induction. J SOGC 2000 22 : 692 698.