title: Priming and induction of labor with oral PGE2 in patients with low Bishop score.
abstract: Oral prostaglandin in hourly doses of 0.5 mg PGE2 was given to 58 patients with an initial Bishop score of five or less, for two 12-hour periods in order to prime the cervix. After priming, the patients were induced with oral PGE2; 90% of these patients were delivered. In a control group comprising 59 patients induced with oxytocin, the delivery rate was only 51%.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015232:Dinoprostone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D010121:Oxytocin; D015232:Dinoprostone