Induction of labour in nulliparous women- quick or slow: a cohort study comparing slow-release vaginal insert with low-dose misoprostol oral tablets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was undertaken with the objective of comparing efficacy and safety for two different regimens using misoprostol for induction of labour.

Methods

The study was set in two different hospitals in the region of Zeeland, Denmark, and designed as a prospective cohort study. Nulliparous women with unripe cervix, eligible for vaginal delivery and medical induction of labour were included. Exclusion criteria were a previous uterine scar, suspicion of growth restriction of the fetus and prelabour rupture of membranes. One department used 25 mcg oral misoprostol tablets and the other department used 200 mcg slow-release misoprostol vaginal insert, for induction of labour. Primary outcomes were predefined as frequency of cesarean section, tachysystole and delivery

SUBMITTER: Eriksson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006088 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature