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FAILED INDUCTION OF LABOUR
Author(s) -
MacVicar John
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1971.tb00218.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , vaginal delivery , section (typography) , obstetrics , uterus , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , advertising , business
Summary 3,359 women who had labour induced by amniotomy were reviewed and if the patient required to be delivered by Caesarean section the reasons for failure of vaginal delivery were assessed. The indications for Caesarean section were many and varied, but the most common factor was a failure of the uterus to act properly, although other indications were frequently present. In almost 2 per cent of patients induced, Caesarean section was required for defective uterine activity alone.