Induction of labor with misoprostol for premature rupture of membranes beyond thirty-six weeks' gestation
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Vaginal misoprostol appears to be as effective as intravenous oxytocin in inducing labor in pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes. Researchers randomly assigned 197 pregnant women to receive intravenous oxytocin or vaginally administered misoprostol. Those in the misoprostol group took an average of an hour longer to deliver, but 86% of the women in both groups ultimately had a vaginal delivery. Fetal and maternal outcomes were similar in both groups.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1998
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Oral misoprostol or vaginal dinoprostone for labor induction: a randomized controlled trial
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Low-dose oral misoprostol is as effective as vaginal dinoprostone for inducing labor, according to a study of 200 women. Both of these drugs are prostaglandins, which make the uterus contract. Low-dose oral misoprostol has fewer side effects than high-dose oral misoprostol.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2003
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A randomized trial of misoprostol versus extra-amniotic sodium chloride infusion with oxytocin for induction of labor
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Vaginal suppositories containing misoprostol and abdominal sodium chloride infusions appear to be equally effective in inducing labor. This was the conclusion of a study of 123 pregnant women who were randomly assigned to receive one or the other treatment.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2000
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