Effect of intravenous dexamethasone on preparing the cervix and labor induction

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 568-572

  Laloha, Fatemeh ^a   Asiabar, Negin Mahboob ^a   Barikani, Ameneh ^a   Movahed, Farideh ^a   Javadi, Ezzatossadat Haj Seyed ^a  

^a QAZVIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Duration of labor; Labor induction

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINAL DELIVERY; YOUNG ADULT; APGAR SCORE; DRUG EFFECTS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR STAGE 2; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CERVIX UTERI; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943628369     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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