Membrane sweeping versus dinoprostone vaginal insert in the management of pregnancies beyond 41 weeks with an unfavorable cervix.
J Perinatol
; 19(2): 88-91, 1999 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10642965
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the best method of cervical ripening to prevent postdate inductions in women with an unfavorable cervix at 41 weeks' gestation. STUDYDESIGN:
Women presenting at 41 weeks' gestation with a Bishop score of < or = 4 received daily dinoprostone (Cervidil) vaginal inserts (group I) or daily membrane sweeping (group II).RESULTS:
One-hundred and eighty-two women were prospectively randomized with 91 women in each arm. The women in group II, membrane sweeping, had Bishop scores significantly greater on admission for delivery (p < 0.001), had less time elapsed from admission to delivery (p = 0.018), and had fewer labor inductions at 42 weeks (p = 0.04) than the women in group I, the dinoprostone group. In addition, a greater number of women in group II were admitted in spontaneous labor (p = 0.006) than in group I. Total antenatal costs for the membrane sweeping group was $15,120 versus $59,540 for the dinoprostone group.CONCLUSION:
Daily membrane sweeping was more effective than dinoprostone administration with fewer postdate inductions at one-fourth the cost.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oxytocics
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Dinoprostone
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Cervical Ripening
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
J Perinatol
Journal subject:
PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States