Comparative study of vaginal misoprostol and intra cervical Foley’s catheter for pre-induction cervical ripening at term
| Autor: | Varsha Kose, Meghna Agarwal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Foley Obstetrics Vaginal delivery business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Foley catheter 03 medical and health sciences Catheter 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Labor induction medicine Caesarean section business Misoprostol Cervix medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology. 6:1283 |
| ISSN: | 2320-1789 2320-1770 |
| Popis: | Background: At times of unfavorable cervix induction of labor with cervical ripening agents were necessary. The present study was done to compare the efficacy and outcome of vaginal misoprostol and Foleys catheter in pregnant women for induction of labor.Methods: This randomized clinical trial was performed on 10o pregnant women during a time period of December 2014 to November 2016. These women were randomly divided into two groups: Misoprostol (50 patients) and Foley catheter (50 patients). For the first group, 25 mcg vaginal misoprostol was administered every 4 h up to maximum of 3 doses for a period of 12 hours. For the second group, Foley catheter 18 F, was placed through the internal os of the cervix. Data was analyzed using SPSS software 20. p 0.05). The rate of vaginal delivery was significantly more in Misoprostol group as compared to Foley’s catheter group (p |
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