Cervical ripening before medical induction of labor: a comparison of prostaglandin E2, estradiol, and oxytocin
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Some pregnant women with an unfavorable cervix during induction of labor with a full-term infant may be helped by cervical ripening agents. Researchers divided 99 women into three treatment groups: oxytocin infusion, estradiol cream administered vaginally, and prostaglandin E2 gel applied to the cervix. A total of 59% of the women had to be delivered by cesarean section. Of these women, none of the treatments produced significant differences in cervical ripening. Of the women who were delivered vaginally of infants, those who received oxytocin experienced the most dramatic cervical change. Oxytocin is the least expensive option, so may be the best candidate for reducing the cesarean delivery rate.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1995
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Cervical ripening: a randomized comparison between intravaginal misoprostol and an intracervical balloon catheter combined with intravaginal dinoprostone
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A balloon catheter combined with the prostaglandin E2 gel dinoprostone appears to be more effective than misoprostol in ripening the cervix to induce labor. Misoprostol is a synthetic version of prostaglandin E1. Researchers compared intravaginal misoprostol with intravaginal dinoprostone combined with a balloon catheter to stretch the cervix. Cervical ripening was faster in the catheter/dinoprostone group and their labor was shorter compared to the misoprostol group.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1998
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Evaluation of fetal lung maturity in diamniotic twins
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Doctors should take amniotic fluid from both amniotic sacs when evaluating fetal lung maturity in diamniotic twins. Diamniotic twin pregnancies occur when each twin develops in a separate amniotic sac rather than one shared sac. The twins may develop at different rates, and therefore samples must be taken from both sacs.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1999
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