Complications associated with second trimester inductions of labor requiring greater than five doses of misoprostol

• Published in: Contraception (Stoneham) Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 53 - 55
• Main Authors: Masse, Nicole M., Kuchta, Kristine, Plunkett, Beth A., Ouyang, David W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal - administration & dosage; Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal - adverse effects; Abortion, Induced - methods; Adult; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Induction; Labor, Induced - methods; Misoprostol; Misoprostol - administration & dosage; Misoprostol - adverse effects; Oxytocics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Retrospective Studies; Second trimester labor induction; Termination; Termination; Induction; Misoprostol; Second trimester labor induction

To evaluate outcomes associated with induction at 14 weeks 0 days–23 weeks 6 days gestation that require five or less vs. six or more misoprostol doses. We performed a retrospective study of vaginal misoprostol inductions from January 2003 to February 2016 to assess complications based on number of...