Clinical outcomes and feasibility of implementing outpatient labor induction with misoprostol: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In response to the increasing rates of induction of labor (IOL), outpatient IOL has emerged as a potential approach to enhance women's satisfaction while reducing costs and staffing requirements. There is a growing interest in oral misoprostol as an outpatient IOL method, particularly in the Nordic region. This study aims to evaluate the clinical outcomes and feasibility of implementing IOL with oral misoprostol as an outpatient procedure.

Material and methods

This multicenter, prospective cohort study is part of the Labor Induction Inpatient and Outpatient (LINO) project (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04746248). Women with low-risk pregnancies undergoing IOL with oral misoprostol were offered outpatient treatment as an alternative to the standard inpatient

SUBMITTER: Marsdal KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919703 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature