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Maternal serum progesterone, estradiol and estriol levels in successful dinoprostone-induced labor

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2013
Hormone-mediated quiescence involves the maintenance of a decreased inflammatory responsiveness. However, no study has investigated whether labor induction with prostanoids is associated with changes in the levels of maternal serum hormones.
C.K. Konopka, E.N. Morais, D. Naidon, A.M. Pereira, M.A. Rubin, J.F. Oliveira, C.F. Mello   +6 more
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Maternal age and risk of cesarean section in women with induced labor at term—A Nordic register‐based study [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019
Over the last decades, induction of labor has increased in many countries along with increasing maternal age. We assessed the effects of maternal age and labor induction on cesarean section at term among nulliparous and multiparous women without previous
Thomas Bergholt, Finn Egil Skjeldestad, Aura Pyykönen, Steen Rasmussen, Anna‐Maija Tapper, Ragnheiður I. Bjarnadóttir, Alexander K. Smárason, Birna B. Másdóttir, Kari Klungsøyr, Susanne Albrechtsen, Karin Källén, Mika Gissler, Ellen Løkkegaard   +12 more
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Oxytocin induced labor causes region and sex‐specific transient oligodendrocyte cell death in neonatal mouse brain [PDF]

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, 2019
Previous reports showed associations between oxytocin induced labor and mental disorders in offspring. However, those reports are restricted in epidemiological analyses and its mechanism remains unclear.
Takashi Hirayama, Yuichi Hiraoka, Eri Kitamura, Shinji Miyazaki, Kengo Horie, Tomokazu Fukuda, Shizu Hidema, Masato Koike, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda, Katsuhiko Nishimori   +10 more
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Clinical application of low-dose misoprostol in the induced labor of 16 to 28 weeks pathological pregnancies (a STROBE-compliant article). [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019
Oral mifepristone combined with rivanol lactate (rivanol) is commonly used in second-trimester pregnancy termination. However, rivanol is not suitable to premature rupture of membranes and oligohydramnios because amniocentesis is difficult.
Yang Y, Wang Y, Du X, Duan J, Huang YM.
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“Early Rupture of Membranes” during Induced Labor as a Risk Factor for Cesarean Delivery in Term Nulliparas

PLoS ONE, 2012
Objective To determine if “early rupture of membranes” (early ROM) during induction of labor is associated with an increased risk of cesarean section in term nulliparas. Study Design The rate of cesarean section and the timing of ROM during the course of
Seung Mi Lee, Jeong Woo Park, Chan‐Wook Park, Bo Hyun Yoon   +3 more
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Outcome of vaginal birth after cesarean section: A retrospective comparative analysis of spontaneous versus induced labor in women with one previous cesarean section.

Ann Afr Med, 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the success rate of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in spontaneous and induced labor. Design: This is an 8-year retrospective comparative study. Setting: University hospital. Population: Five hundred
Kiwan R, Al Qahtani N.
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Magnitude of episiotomy practice and associated factors among women who gave birth at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
BackgroundEpisiotomy is an intentional surgical incision made on the perineum with the aim of enlarging the introits during the second stage of labor or just before delivery of the baby.
Habtamu Bekele, Dawit Tamiru, Adera Debella, Alemeshet Getachew, Ephrem Yohannes, Magarsa Lami, Abraham Negash, Henock Asfaw, Indeshaw Ketema, Addis Eyeberu, Sisay Habte, Bajrond Eshetu, Tamirat Getachew, Sinetibeb Mesfin, Bekelu Birhanu, Helina Heluf, Haregeweyn Kibret, Belay Negash, Adisu Alemu, Yadeta Dessie, Bikila Balis   +20 more
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Cesarean-section Rates in Brazil from 2014 to 2016: Cross-sectional Analysis Using the Robson Classification [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2020
Objective To obtain cesarean-section (CS) rates according to the Robson Group Classification in five different regions of Brazil. Methods A descriptive epidemiological study using data from secondary birth records fromthe Computer Science Department ...
Roxana Knobel, Thiago Jose Pinheiro Lopes, Mariane de Oliveira Menezes, Carla Betina Andreucci, Juliana Toledo Gieburowski, Maira Libertad Soligo Takemoto   +5 more
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Can the Induction of Labor with Misoprostol Increase Maternal Blood Loss? [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2017
Purpose To evaluate blood loss during misoprostol-induced vaginal births and during cesarean sections after attempted misoprostol induction. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study in 101 pregnant women indicated for labor induction ...
Paulo César Praciano Souza, Karla Santana Azevedo Damasceno, Edward Araujo Júnior, Carlos Augusto Alencar Júnior, Francisco Edson de Lucena Feitosa   +4 more
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The Impact of Maternal Obesity on the Duration of Labor Stages in Dinoprostone-Induced Vaginal Delivery. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Bezirganoglu Altuntas N, Bayoglu Tekin Y.   +1 more
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