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Induction for gestational HT doesn't raise risks. (Morbidity Unaffected by Failed Induction).
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.--Labor induction in women who have severe gestational hypertension won't increase the odds of maternal or neonatal morbidity if it fails, and more than half of the women may have a successful vaginal delivery, reported Dr. Jeffrey K. Pollard at the annual meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada.
The 177 pregnancies resulted in 195 live births, 111 in the planned C-section group and 84 in the induction group.
In a study aimed at comparing outcomes when patients undergo labor induction versus a planned cesarean section, Dr. Pollard and his colleagues at the University of Calgary analyzed records from 177 women who delivered at the university's Foothills Hospital between 1988 and 1998. All had severe gestational hypertension at 24-33 weeks' ...
- Low-Dose Oral and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction.
- Magazine article from: OB/GYN Clinical Alert August 1, 1999 700+ words
...Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction Abstract & Commentary Synopsis...medical or obstetric indications for labor induction to either 50 mcg of oral misoprostol...primary outcome measure was successful labor induction, defined here as vaginal delivery...
- Exploding elective labor induction rates provoke a call for action.
- Newspaper article from: OBGYN & Reproduction Week January 5, 2004 700+ words
...NewsRx.net) -- Exploding elective labor induction rates provoke a call for action. "The labor induction rate is at an all-time high in the...interventions that frequently accompany labor induction and the risks of cesarean birth...
- Labor induction for macrosomia not justified: Expectant management was...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Walsh, Nancy March 1, 2002 700+ words
NEW ORLEANS - Labor induction for the sole indication of suspected...expectant management than with labor induction (9.3%, compared with 17...between patients who underwent labor induction and those who were allowed to...
- Labor induction betters outcomes in mild preeclampsia.(NEWS)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Moon, Mary Ann September 1, 2009 700+ words
Labor induction results in fewer poor maternal outcomes...women were randomly assigned to labor induction and 379 to expectant monitoring...expectantly, those who underwent labor induction showed a relative risk reduction...
- Better Training in Misoprostol Use For Labor Induction Advocated.
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News WALSH, NANCY May 15, 2001 700+ words
...widely used for third-trimester labor induction by physicians who have minimal training...state who were currently practicing labor induction showed that while most were using...uterine rupture or dehiscence following labor induction with this agent. Furthermore, 35...
- Labor Induction and Stillbirths.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News July 1, 1999 700+ words
The increased use of labor induction in postdates pregnancies has...because of the increased use of labor induction in postdates pregnancies, they...evidence that the increase in labor induction influenced the cesarean section...
- Study of 2,200 elective inductions: tips on labor induction using oral...
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Jancin, Bruce April 1, 2004 700+ words
...far and away the most cost effective labor induction method, Dr. Arthur S. Maslow asserted...demonstrated that this off-label labor induction technique is as good as or better...Although intravaginal misoprostol for labor induction has its devotees, Dr. Maslow views...
- Misoprostol Unsafe for Labor Induction in VBAC.(vaginal birth after cesarean)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News BAKER, BARBARA April 15, 2000 700+ words
...Misoprostol is not a safe choice for labor induction in women who've had a previous cesarean...patients as a cervical ripening and labor induction agent, it probably is, Dr. Benedetti...literature review looking for cases of labor induction with misoprostol in the setting of...
Source: HighBeam Research, Induction for gestational HT doesn't raise risks. (Morbidity...