A randomized trial of preinduction cervical ripening: Dinoprostone vaginal insert versus double-balloon catheter

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125.e1-125.e7

  Cromi, Antonella ^a   Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Uccella, Stefano ^a   Agosti, Massimo ^b   Serati, Maurizio ^a   Marchitelli, Giulia ^a   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

Author keywords

double balloon catheter; labor induction; mechanical method; prostaglandins; ripening time

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE HYPERTONISITY; UTERUS DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84864417057     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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