This review assessed the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic agents (prostaglandins,
oxytocin, mifepristone, hyaluronidase, and nitric oxide donors) and mechanical methods …

Induction of labour is a two-step process involving cervical ripening and the initiation of
uterine contractions, with the goal of achieving vaginal birth. To optimize the chance of a …

Background Induction of labour is one of the most common obstetric interventions globally.
Balloon catheters and vaginal prostaglandins are widely used to ripen the cervix in labour …

Objective Several systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been conducted to
summarize the evidence for the efficacy of various labor induction agents. However, the …

Referência na área, Rotinas em obstetrícia, 8ª edição, apresenta o conhecimento científico
mais atual, traduzido em aplicação clínica clara, consistente e amplamente ilustrada, útil …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether outpatient cervical ripening with a balloon catheter results
in a shorter amount of time in the labor and delivery unit when compared with use in the …

The current evidence favours trial of labour after one caesarean in the absence of any other
contraindications, recognizing that risks with both trial of labour after caesarean (TOLAC) …

Introduction Multiparous labor inductions are typically successful, and the process can be
rapid, starting from a ripened cervix with a predictable response to amniotomy and oxytocin …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a synthetic osmotic cervical dilator is noninferior to oral
misoprostol for cervical ripening. METHODS: In an open-label, noninferiority randomized …

Cervical assessment on the Bishop scale prior to induction of labor (IOL) is one of the
strongest prognostic criteria in relation to the success of the procedure. The commonly used …