Inducing labor with oral prostaglandin E2 in Khartoum hospital

Prostagland-n E2 (PGE2) was administered orally to 109 patients to induce labor. Sixty-five of these patients had an amniotomy prior to PGE2 administration. PGE2 was administered to the remaining. 44, who subsequently underwent amniotomy only after their cervices had reached approximately 6 cm dilat...

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Published inInternational journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 530
Main Authors Gerais, A S, Abdel-Aziz, F, Abdel-Hafiz, A R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1978
Subjects
Administration, Oral
Extraembryonic Membranes
Female
Fetal Death
Fetus - drug effects
Humans
Labor, Induced
Pregnancy
Prostaglandins E, Synthetic - administration & dosage
Prostaglandins E, Synthetic - adverse effects
Prostaglandins E, Synthetic - therapeutic use
Sudan
Time Factors
Sudan
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Summary:Prostagland-n E2 (PGE2) was administered orally to 109 patients to induce labor. Sixty-five of these patients had an amniotomy prior to PGE2 administration. PGE2 was administered to the remaining. 44, who subsequently underwent amniotomy only after their cervices had reached approximately 6 cm dilation. Labor was successfully induced in 95 patients, but its duration was shorter when amniotomy was immediatedly followed by PGE2 administration. Failed cases were successfully managed with amniotomy and oxytocin infusion. Maternal side effects were minimal. No fetal complications occurred.
ISSN:0020-7292
DOI:10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00748.x