Methods of induction of labor after cesarean with no prior vaginal delivery-Perinatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the association between the method of induction of labor (IOL) and perinatal outcomes, among women undergoing labor after cesarean (LAC) with no prior vaginal delivery.

Method

A retrospective study including all women with no prior vaginal delivery undergoing IOL for LAC between March 2011 and January 2021. Oxytocin administration following prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), oxytocin administration only, extra-amniotic balloon, and amniotomy were compared.

Results

Overall, 363 women met the inclusion criteria: extra-amniotic balloon (157, 43.3%), oxytocin following PROM (95, 26.2%), amniotomy (72, 19.8%), and oxytocin (39, 10.7%). LAC success rate did not differ among study groups (P = 0.114), varying between 62.1% and 79.5%. There were three ute

SUBMITTER: Levin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084373 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature