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A prospective randomized study of induction of labor
Author(s) -
Sande H.A.,
Tuveng J.,
Fønstelien T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(83)90025-5
Subject(s) - cephalic presentation , oxytocin , fetus , induction of labor , labor induction , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , surgery , biology , genetics
In a prospective randomized study spontaneous and oxytocin induced labor have been compared with respect to duration of labor and the condition of the fetus and the newborn infant. The study consists of 166 normal patients at full term. No significant differences between the two groups were found, and the results of the study showed that induction of labor between the 40th and 41st week of pregnancy was safe for the fetus. It is concluded that there seems to be no increased risks to mother or fetus from induction of labor compared to normal labor provided that there is cephalic presentation and a normal pregnancy.