Foley catheter balloon vs locally applied prostaglandins for cervical ripening and labor induction: A systematic review and metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 418-429

  Vaknin, Zvi ^a,b   Kurzweil, Yaffa ^a,b   Sherman, Dan ^a,b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cervical ripening; Foley catheter balloon; labor induction; prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; BALLOON DILATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS;

EID: 78149282687     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.038     Document Type: Review

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