Chapter 23. Induction of Labor

  1. John T. Queenan MD Professor Chairman Emeritus2,
  2. John C. Hobbins MD Professor of Obstetrics3,
  3. Catherine Y. Spong MD Chief4
  1. Anna M. McKeown MD,
  2. Michael P. Nageotte MD

Published Online: 30 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444312904.ch23

Book Title

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition

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How to Cite

McKeown, A. M. and Nageotte, M. P. (2009) Induction of Labor, in Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, Fourth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, J. C. Hobbins and C. Y. Spong), Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444312904.ch23

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3257 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA

  2. 3

    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4200 East 9th Avenue, B-198, Denver, CO 80262, USA

  3. 4

    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Bivd, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510, USA

Author Information

  1. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4242 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90801, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 9 SEP 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405125796

Online ISBN: 9781444312904

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Keywords:

  • induction of labor;
  • Bishop score, likelihood of spontaneous labor;
  • membrane stripping;
  • Foley bulb;
  • prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) for cervical and vaginal application;
  • continuous infusion of oxytocin;
  • amniotomy

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cervical Ripening Agents

  • References

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