title: Preinduction ripening of the cervix with laminaria in the nulliparous patient.
abstract: Laminaria tents were used to ripen the unfavorable cervices of 45 nulliparas prior to induction of labor. Successful induction of labor was significantly more frequent in this group than in matched controls in whom induction was attempted without prior laminaria application.
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D007795:Laminaria; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012624:Seaweed