Author/Editor     Vrtačnik-Bokal, E; Cerar, V
Title     Usporedba prostaglandina E2 i oksitocina u infuziji za indukciju porođaja u prvorotkinja u terminu sa nezrelim cerviksom i preranim prsnućem vodenjaka
Translated title     Comparison of prostaglandin E2 and oxytocin in infusion for labor induction in nulliparas with unripe cervix and premature rupture of the membranes
Type     članek
Source     Jugosl Ginekol Perinatol
Vol. and No.     Letnik 31, št. 3-4
Publication year     1991
Volume     str. 63-6
Language     cro
Abstract     The study aimed at examinig the effectiveness of labor induction in term pregnant nuliparas with the premature rupture of the membranes (PRM) and unriped cervix (Bishop less than 6). Each group contained 17 nulliparas. In the first group the labor was induced with the prostaglandin E2 (PgE2) infusion, in the second group the oxytocin infusion was used. The results of both groups were compared. PgE2 was found to be effective in labor induction; the rate of caesarean sections was 18.75 per cent in the first group and 29.41 per cent in the second group. The PgE2 drug was found to be safe for the fetus and also well tolerated by pregnant women. The effect of the drug on the ripening of the cervix has not been noticed. The time interval from the induction of labor to the delivery is equal in both groups. However, in the first group significantly less work was done by the uterus at the same interval. No incidence of uterine hyperactivity was recorded. All newborns in the first group were in good condition: in the second group two cases of fetal distress were recorded. The pregnancy outcome shows that the PgE2 drug is superior to oxytocin for labor induction in term pregnant nulliparas with the PRM and unriped cervix
Descriptors     LABOR, INDUCED
OXYTOCIN
DINOPROSTONE
CERVIX UTERI
FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE
INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS
PARITY
PREGNANCY