Comparison of 30-mL and 80-mL Foley catheter balloons and oxytocin for preinduction cervical ripening

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-175

  Kashanian, Maryam ^a   Nazemi, Mitra ^a   Malakzadegan, Aghdas ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bishop score; Cervical ripening; Cervical traction; Delivery; Foley catheter; Induction of labor; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BISHOP SCORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 64049111392     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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