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Multiparas: C-Section, cervical ripening link seen: women had previously delivered vaginally. (Elective Induction).
NEW ORLEANS -- The risk of cesarean section is five times higher in women with at least one previous vaginal delivery who receive cervical ripening before elective induction, compared with women who have spontaneous labor.
In contrast, elective inductions without cervical ripening in multiparas were not associated with an increased rate of cesarean section, Dr. Matthew Hoffman reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
These findings, from a retrospective study of 1,268 women, suggest that "a patient should not be induced electively unless her cervix is favorable," said Dr. Hoffman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Christiana Care Health Services in Newark, Del.
"We probably don't truly create the same parameters that a woman does through our process of preinduction cervical ripening," he told this newspaper. "We need to wait for the cervix to become ready Eventually it will either become favorable, or there will he an indication for induction."
He stressed that his study ...
- Link between cervical ripening and cesarean section.(Pregnancy & Birth)(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Special Delivery September 22, 2003 700+ words
...delivery who receive cervical ripening before elective induction, compared with women...elective inductions without cervical ripening in multiparous women...process of preinduction cervical ripening.... We need to wait...
- Low-Dose Oral and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction.
- Magazine article from: OB/GYN Clinical Alert August 1, 1999 700+ words
...Oral and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction Abstract &...misoprostol given every four hours for cervical ripening. Source: Wing DA, et al. Am J...interested in oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and the induction of labor. Wing...
- Low-Dose Oral and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Inducti.
- Newspaper article from: Family Practice Alert August 1, 1999 700+ words
...Oral and Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction Synopsis: A...misoprostol given every four hours for cervical ripening. Source: Wing DA, et al. Am J...interested in oral misoprostol for cervical ripening and the induction of labor. Wing...
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- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Zoler, Mitchel L. July 1, 2004 700+ words
...significantly cut the time needed for cervical ripening in nulliparous women, compared with...from a shorter time to preinduction cervical ripening and therefore a shorter overall time...Gynecologists. Two common methods for cervical ripening are treatment with an intracervical...
- Cervical ripening options produce similar results. (Three Techniques Compared).
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Boschert, Sherry April 1, 2003 700+ words
...Three techniques for prelabor cervical ripening--intravaginal misoprostol, intracervical...posterior fornix every 3 hours for cervical ripening until the onset of labor or until...Investigators employed both strategies for cervical ripening in the third group. All patients...
- Off-Label Use of Misoprostol Called Safe For Cervical Ripening, Induction.
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News JOHNSON, KATE February 1, 2001 700+ words
...agent when used off label for both cervical ripening and labor induction, according to...abortifacient in early pregnancy and as a cervical ripening/labor inducing agent in later pregnancy...use for early medical abortion and cervical ripening and labor induction. The Searle...
- Off-Label Use of Misoprostol Called Safe for Cervical Ripening.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News JOHNSON, KATE February 15, 2001 700+ words
...effective agent when used off label for cervical ripening and labor induction, according to...abortifacient in early pregnancy and as a cervical ripening and labor-induction agent in later...Ramos reviewed use of misoprostol for cervical ripening and labor induction in 2,996 women...
- Oral Misoprostol Convenient, Inexpensive for Cervical Ripening.
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News BOSCHERT, SHERRY October 15, 2000 700+ words
...study caution against using dinoprostone as a preinduction cervical ripening agent in an outpatient setting. In the uncontrolled trial...hours makes inpatient use preferable to outpatient use for cervical ripening, said Dr. Tassone of the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma...
Source: HighBeam Research, Multiparas: C-Section, cervical ripening link seen: women had...