Outpatient balloon catheter vs inpatient prostaglandin for induction of labour (OBLIGE): a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately one in four pregnant women undergo an induction of labour. The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness for mothers and babies of two methods of cervical ripening - inpatient care for women starting induction with vaginal prostaglandin E2 hormones, or allowing women to go home for 18 to 24 h after starting induction with a single-balloon catheter.

Methods/design

This is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in New Zealand. Eligible pregnant women, with a live singleton baby in a cephalic presentation who undergo a planned induction of labour at term, will be randomised to outpatient balloon-catheter induction or in-hospital prostaglandin induction. The primary outcome is caesarean section

SUBMITTER: Wise MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature