Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, Manchester 20.
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A COMPARISON OF FOUR METHODS OF RIPENING THE UNFAVOURABLE CERVIX
Article first published online: 31 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15858.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 12, pages 941–944, December 1978
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Wilson, P. D. (1978), A COMPARISON OF FOUR METHODS OF RIPENING THE UNFAVOURABLE CERVIX. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 941–944. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb15858.x
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- Article first published online: 31 AUG 2005
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Summary
A comparison was made between four methods of ripening the unfavourable cervix (extra-amniotic prostaglandin E2 gel, oral prostaglandin E2, intravaginal prostaglandin E2 and intravenous oxytocin) in a clinical trial involving 60 primigravidae. In all groups there was an improvement in cervical status. This was significantly greater in those patients who received extra-amniotic prostaglandin gel and they also showed significant decreases in the mean induction-delivery interval and in the incidence of Caesarean section.