Uterine priming with oral prostaglandin E2 prior to elective induction with oxytocin.
Fifty pregnant women at term, with a cervix unfavorable for induction, were electively induced with intravenous oxytocin after priming with either oral prostaglandin E2 or a placebo. Oral PGE2 was effective in increasing the Bishop score and in inducing labor prior to the induction, but did not increase the incidence of successful inductions.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000187:drug effects*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010919:Placebos; D011247:Pregnancy; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010919:Placebos; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D010121:Oxytocin