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The Effect of Maternal Factors on the Induction of Labour
Author(s) -
Correy J. F.,
Campbell S. N.,
Grice A. C.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the journal of the asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0377-0532
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1975.tb00334.x
Subject(s) - parity (physics) , cervix , medicine , obstetrics , gestation , pregnancy , gynecology , physics , particle physics , cancer , biology , genetics
SUMMARY Among 721 patients following amniotomy, (a) amniotomy — established I labour (b) amniotomy — delivery intervals, and (c) duration of labour were related to the time interval between amniotomy and *Syntocinon administration with reference to the following maternal factors: age; parity; stage of gestation; indication for induction of labour; state of cervix; and parity plus state of cervix. It is found that the state of the cervix and parity significantly affected the outcome of labour, but the other factors were of little or no importance .