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INDUCTION OF LABOUR WlTH ORAL PROSTAGLANDIN E 2
Author(s) -
Yip S. K.,
Ma H. K.,
Ng K. H.
Publication year - 1973
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.1471-0528.1973.tb15960.x
Subject(s) - prostaglandin e , medicine , prostaglandin e2 , obstetrics , prostaglandin , pregnancy , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Summary Prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) was administered orally to 57 pregnant women who required induction of labour. Labour was successfully induced in 46 patients (80 per cent). No serious fetal or maternal complications resulted.