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A TRIAL OF ORAL RITODRINE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PREMATURE LABOUR
Author(s) -
Walters W. A. W.,
Wood C.
Publication year - 1977
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.1471-0528.1977.tb12461.x
Subject(s) - ritodrine , medicine , premature labor , preterm labour , intensive care medicine , pregnancy , fetus , biology , genetics , gestation
Summary A double blind clinical trial of oral ritodrine for prevention of premature labour was conducted in 38 primigravidae in whom the internal os of the cervix was one or more fingerbreadths dilated at 28 to 32 weeks gestation. The results suggest that oral ritodrine may not be effective in preventing premature labour.