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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
T. Bergholt +12 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Induction and augmentation of labor is one of the most common obstetrical interventions. However, this intervention is not free of risks and could cause adverse events, such as hyperactive uterine contraction, uterine rupture, and amniotic-fluid embolism.
Eri Kitamura +7 more
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Endocrinologia Japonica, 1987 To elucidate the role of endogenous prostaglandin F2 alpha in spontaneous and induced labor, plasma concentrations of 13, 14-dihydro-15-keto-prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGFM) were determined before the onset of labor, at onset of labor, during active labor ...
I. Nagata +4 more
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The Labor-Induced Pregnancy Cases In Dr Soetomo General Hospital: A Descriptive Study
Medical and Health Science Journal, 2021 Background: Labor induction is a procedure to stimulate uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own to achieve a vaginal birth with medical or mechanical intervention to start the labor.
Alfin Firasy
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Inhibition of GPR91 Reduces Inflammatory Mediators Involved in Active Labor in Myometrium
Mediators of Inflammation, 2020 Problem. Some G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are regulators of inflammation, yet the role of the GPRC, GPR91, is unknown in human myometrium during the processes of human labor and delivery, a major inflammatory event. Method of Study.
Ratana Lim, Martha Lappas
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Although labor induction is a commonly used procedure in obstetrical care, there are limited data on its psycho-emotional effects on the woman.
Moa Strandberg +2 more
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The effect of maternal body mass index on duration of induced labor
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019 Obese primiparous women with induction of labor are at high risk for a cesarean section. There are contradictory results regarding time in induced labor in relation to maternal body mass index (BMI).
Sara Carlhäll, K. Källén, M. Blomberg
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Global labor loss due to humid heat exposure underestimated for outdoor workers
Environmental Research Letters, 2021 Humid heat impacts a large portion of the world’s population that works outdoors. Previous studies have quantified humid heat impacts on labor productivity by relying on exposure response functions that are based on uncontrolled experiments under a ...
L. Parsons +5 more
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A Peripheral Immune Signature of Labor Induction
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Approximately 1 in 4 pregnant women in the United States undergo labor induction. The onset and establishment of labor, particularly induced labor, is a complex and dynamic process influenced by multiple endocrine, inflammatory, and mechanical factors as
Kazuo Ando +22 more
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The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade
Social Science Research Network, 2016 China’s emergence as a great economic power has induced an epochal shift in patterns of world trade. Simultaneously, it has toppled much of the received empirical wisdom about how labor markets adjust to trade shocks.
David Autor +2 more
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