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Induction of labour: a comparison of a single prostaglandin E 2 vaginal tablet with amniotomy and intravenous oxytocin
Author(s) -
KENNEDY J. H.,
STEWART P.,
BARLOW D. H.,
HILLAN E.,
CALDER A. A.
Publication year - 1982
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.1471-0528.1982.tb05094.x
Subject(s) - oxytocin , medicine , prostaglandin e2 , vaginal delivery , caesarean section , anesthesia , uterotonic , prostaglandin , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary. In a randomized controlled study of 100 women of low parity and favourable induction features, induction of labour by means of a single vaginal tablet containing 3 mg of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) was compared with the conventional method of amniotomy and intravenous oxytocin. Four of the patients (8%) who received the prostaglandin tablet required additional intravenous oxytocin to achieve delivery. The prostaglandin group had a longer mean overall induction‐delivery interval but a shorter amniotomy‐delivery interval than the oxytocin group. One patient in the PGE 2 group and two in the oxytocin group required caesarean section. The PGE 2 treated patients expressed a higher level of satisfaction with their method of induction, they required less analgesia, had less blood loss at delivery and their babies had a lower incidence of neonatal jaundice.