title: Absence of maternal side effects from prostaglandins used for cervical ripening.
abstract: Prostaglandin E2 vaginal suppositories were found to have associated maternal and fetal side effects no different than those in women undergoing spontaneous labor or labor induced with oxytocin.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Goodlin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reschl
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Clewell
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000502:physiology*; D015232:Dinoprostone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013488:Suppositories
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D013488:Suppositories; D010121:Oxytocin; D015232:Dinoprostone