the use of corticosteroids is one of the methods put forward for the strengthening and speeding up the process of labor. after identification of glucocorticoid receptors in human amnion, the role of corticosteroids in starting the process of labor has been studied in numerous studies.the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of intravenous dexamethasone on preparing the cervix and o...

the purpose of this study is to show the effect of extraamniotic administration of corticosteroids to shorten the times to either active labor and/or delivery. this is a double blind randomized study. 65 patients who were candidates for the termination of pregnancy between the ages of 16-45, with intact membranes and unripe cervix were randomly divided into two groups, a study group (n=34) and ...

we want to compare the efficacy and safety of vaginal versus sublingual misoprostol for cervical ripening and induction of labor. this randomized clinical trial was performed on 140 women with medical or obstetric indications for labor induction. the patients were randomly divided into two groups: vaginal and sublingual administration of misoprostol. in first group, 25 µg misoprostol was placed...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : recently elective inductions of labor at term have increased dramatically which may be in part due to the patient and clinicians desire to arrange a convenient time for delivery. termination of pregnancy before emerging labor pain is an important concern. because induction of labor is one of the most commonly ...

objective: this study was conducted with the aim to investigate and compare iranian produced and foreign oxytocin for use in induction of labor. materials and methods: this random clinical trial was conducted on a population of 198 pregnant women with live fetus and cephalic presentation and conditions conducive to induction of labor, monitored by obstetricians and gynecologists. they were rand...

at times, despite an unripe cervix, induction of labor may be needed. in these cases, a safe and suitable method should be considered for cervical ripening and pregnancy termination. the aim of this study is the comparison of vaginal misoprostol with foley catheter for cervical ripening and induction of labor. this randomized clinical trial was performed on 108 pregnant women who had referred t...

induction of labor is one of the most common procedures during pregnancy. various methods for cervical ripening and labor induction have been described in the obstetrics literature; but the role of corticosteroids in the process of labor is not entirely understood. this study challenged the possible role of corticosteroids in induction of labor by extra-amniotic injection through an inflated in...

role of labor induction has increased in the last decade due to the ‎early detection of fetal jeopardy. although very useful, oxytocin alone is not always successful for induction of ‎labor. in a randomized clinical ‎trial we compared vaginal dinoprostone plus oxytocin with oxytocin alone for ‎induction of labor in 91 ‎pregnant women at 40 weeks or greater gestation with bishop scores ≤ 4. fort...