Outcome of induced labour in pregnancies at 41 weeks gestation and over in Saudi Arabia
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (3): 316-323
in English
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ABSTRACT
A retrospective, descriptive cohort study was conducted at King Faisal Military Hospital, Saudi Arabia, to compare pregnancy outcomes in patients induced with prostagl and in E2 from 41 weeks gestation. A total of 450 women whose antenatal care and delivery were conducted at the hospital during 1995-99 were studied. The main outcome measures used were caesarean section rate and perinatal morbidity and mortality. In otherwise normal pregnancies, the caesarean section rate was not significantly increased when induction of labour was carried out at 41 weeks gestation compared with >/=42 weeks. Although more perinatal complications occurred when induction was carried out at 42 weeks, the results were not statistically significant. A large prospective clinical trial is indicated
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Apgar Score
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Birth Weight
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Dinoprostone
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Cesarean Section
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Infant Mortality
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Analysis of Variance
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Gestational Age
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Extraction, Obstetrical
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2003
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