Open AccessSingle application of prostaglandin e 2 in a viscous gel for induction of labor at term in patients with favorable cervix
Author(s) -
Wingerup L.,
Ulmsten U.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348109154103
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , induction of labor , prostaglandin , labor induction , bishop score , adverse effect , preterm labor , obstetrics , uterine cervix , pregnancy , prostaglandin e2 , oxytocin , fetus , gynecology , anesthesia , carcinoma , cancer , biology , genetics
A single dose of 0.5 mg prostaglandin E 2 in viscous gel was administered intracervically to induce labor in 150 patients with a favorable cervix. All but 5 patients (97 per cent) were delivered within 12 hours. No adverse maternal or fetal effects were registered. The method, which enables induction without primary amniotomy, was easy to perform and well accepted by the patients.