O A Adeniji, A Oladokun, O Olayemi, O I Adeniji, A A Odukogbe, O Ogunbode, C O Aimakhu, A O Omigbodun, A O Ilesanmi
The object of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the intravaginal Misoprostol and transcervical Foley catheters as pre-induction cervical ripening agents, to estimate the proportion of patients achieving vaginal delivery and to compare the complications of labour and foetal outcome between the two groups. The study was a prospective, randomised study of pregnant women, with singleton pregnancies who presented for antenatal care and delivery at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Nigeria...
February 2005: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology: the Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology