2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2022.102123
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Evening primrose oil for cervical ripening prior to labor induction in post-term pregnancies: A randomized controlled trial

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“…Six studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and one was quasi-experimental study with a control group. Four studies were conducted in Iran [ 10 , 19 , 27 , 28 ], and three were carried out in Egypt, the United States, and the Philippines [ 15 , 17 , 25 ]. The studies included a total of 920 participants.…”
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“…Six studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and one was quasi-experimental study with a control group. Four studies were conducted in Iran [ 10 , 19 , 27 , 28 ], and three were carried out in Egypt, the United States, and the Philippines [ 15 , 17 , 25 ]. The studies included a total of 920 participants.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The sample size of the mentioned studies ranged from 71 to 240. As far as cervical preparation was concerned, five studies have investigated the Bishop score and birth outcomes [ 15 , 19 , 27 , 28 ], and one measured only the time span between the administration of EPO and onset of childbirth [ 10 ].…”
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“…One dosage of 1,000 mg of EPO, administered vaginally at 41 weeks of pregnancy, increased the Bishop score and decreased the amount of time needed to deliver a baby in post-term pregnancies in Azad's randomized controlled study (21). It is consistent with our findings, which showed that the average time between dilation to six cm and full dilatation and the time between full dilatation and delivery was not significantly different in the misoprostol and evening primrose groups, despite the significant difference in duration between the first dose of misoprostol and the beginning of active labor.…”
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