objective: the aim of this study is to further compare the efficacy of pge2 suppository, the intracervical foley catheter and extra-amniotic saline infusion in nulliparous women referred for labor induction. materials and methods: totally 368 nulliparous women with a bishop score ≤ 4 with singleton gestation, vertex presentation and intact membrane referred for labor induction were randomly ass...

' The first account of any artificial method of bringing on premature labour was given to me by Dr. C. Kelly. He informed me that'about the year I756 there was a consultation of the most eminent men in London at that time, to consider of the moral rectitude of, and advantages which may be expected from, this practice, which met with their general approbation. The first case in which it was deem...

background: an increasing success in induction of labor and subsequent termination of pregnancy in presence of unfavorable cervix requires cervical ripening in order to reduce complications and to diminish the rate of cesarean sections as well as the duration of labor.  however, there is no consensus on the efficiency of conventional methods for cervical ripening.   objective: to determine and ...

The purpose of this case-control study was to compare successful  labor induction between preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women admitted to delivery ward of Shahid Bahonar hospital.200 preeclamptic women were selected as case and 200 non-preeclamptic as control group and received labor induction.two groups were similar regarding to age,parity,gravidity,abortion,first and second phase inductio...

labor induction despite an unriped cervix is one of the most common indications of the use of prostaglandines. this clinical trial was performed to compare the effectiveness of oxytocin with misoprostol for induction of labor in bahonar hospital, kerman/iran from 1999 to 2000. sixty pregnant women with indication for labor induction were randomly assigned to receive misoprostol or oxytocin. mis...

premature rupture of membrane (prom) is one of the complications of pregnancy which is blamed for increasing the rate of cesarean. therefore, we studied pregnant women who were admitted in shariati hospital during march 1996 and march 2000, to determine the rate of cesarean delivery in cases with prom after 36th week of pregnancy (term prom). in a retrospective study, we included pregnant women...

Background: Misoprostol and oxytocin are commonly used to induce labor, particularly in women with prelabour rupture of membranes at term, to avoid complications. Aim: To compare oral misoprostol and oxytocin for labour induction in women presenting with prelabour rupture of membranes at term. Methods: Our study included 100 women reported to department with prelabour rupture of membranes. They...

Labor induction is a common obstetric practice. Optimal methods of both ripening and induction are debated. This article assesses the intracervical Foley balloon catheter through review of literature, including meta-analyses, randomized controlled trials, and retrospective data. Discussion includes comparison of Foley balloon catheters to pharmacologic agents, safety profile in various clinical...

BACKGROUND Induction of labor is being increasingly used to prevent adverse outcomes in the mother and the newborn.This study assessed the prevalence of induction of labor and determinants of its use in Africa. METHODS We performed secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey of Maternal and Newborn Health of 2004 and 2005. The African database was analyzed to determine the use of induction of...