The 'inductograph'--a graph describing the limits of the latent phase of induced labour in low risk situations.
The construction of an 'inductograph' is described which defines the rates of progress of the latent phase of labour in 80 per cent of a group of patients selected from a 'low risk' category. A standard induction regime was used, and changes in the uterine cervix were assessed quantitatively by a modified form of the Bishop scoring system.
D002584:Cervix Uteri; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008954:Models, Biological; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors