Background: Preinduction cervical ripening has a great influence on induction of labor. For labor various methods are used. Mechanical Foleys catheter with or without extra-amniotic saline. Various pharmacological misoprostol, dinoprostone, and oxytocin.Methods: This was prospective observational study conducted 100 patients 50 in each group the department obstetrics gynecology, Government Medi...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the possible clinical parameters for prediction of successful labor induction in Chinese nulliparous women. MATERIAL/METHODS A retrospective, observational trial of labor induction was performed, using a single dose of 10 mg controlled-release dinoprostone for preinduction cervical ripening in 127 nulliparous women (gestational age 38-42 weeks, ...

BACKGROUND Retrospective studies have associated early epidural analgesia with cesarean delivery, but prospective studies do not demonstrate a causal relationship. This suggests that there are other variables associated with early epidural analgesia that increase the risk of cesarean delivery. This study was undertaken to determine the characteristics associated with early epidural analgesia in...