1989
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90357-3
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Induction of labor by oral prostaglandin E2 in protracted pregnancy

Abstract: Induction of labor was performed in 20 pregnant females with postmaturity (greater than 294 days) using either oral PGE2 tablets (0.5 mg) or i.v. oxytocin drip (each group n = 10). The induction-establishment interval was significantly shorter in the oxytocin group (P less than 0.005). Moreover, the uterine activity (in Alexandria units) at 3 h post-induction and at the end of the first stage of labor, was significantly higher with i.v. oxytocin (P less than 0.005). However, the induction-delivery interval did… Show more

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