Open AccessDOES CERVICAL RIPENING WITH PGE 2 AFFECT SUBSEQUENT UTERINE ACTIVITY IN LABOUR?
Author(s) -
Fenton David W.,
Speedie Jenny,
Duncan Sheila L. B.
Publication year - 1985
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 - 10.3109/00016348509154683
Subject(s) - medicine , prostaglandin e2 , ripening , gynecology , cervical dilatation , uterus , obstetrics , bishop score , uterine cervix , prostaglandin , cervix , endocrinology , chemistry , food science , cancer , carcinoma
. Uterine activity was measured quantitatively during subsequent labor after prostaglandin E 2 gel (PGE 2 ). Thirty primigravidae with a low Bishop score were included in this randomized double‐blind study. Fewer women who received PGE 2 required subsequent surgical induction. The pattern of uterine activity was different. Cervical dilatation was achieved with less uterine activity in the PGE 2 group, especially during the shorter latent phase.