Indications for induction of labour: A best-evidence review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 626-636

  Mozurkewich, E ^a,c   Chilimigras, J ^a   Koepke, E ^a   Keeton, K ^a   King, V J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Best evidence; Indications; Induction

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; AMNIOTOMY; CAULOPHYLLUM; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECLAMPSIA; ENDOMETRITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FETUS DEATH; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS MALFORMATION; GASTROSCHISIS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN DEATH; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTERUS DISEASE; UTERUS TACHYSYSTOLE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 62149149468     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02065.x     Document Type: Review

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