A comparison of labour and delivery outcomes in mothers induced with cytotec or pitocin
West Indian med. j
; 49(suppl.4): 17, Nov. 9, 2000.
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em Inglês
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| ID: med-389
Biblioteca responsável:
JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the labour and delivery outcomes among mothers induced with cytotec (misoprostol) and those induced with pitocin (oxytocin) in a retrospective study.METHODS:
A stratified random sample of 40 patient records of 20 mothers induced with cytotec (Group 1) and 20 with pitocin (Group 2), was selected from the records of all of the mothers (n = 148) who had induction of labour at Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica, in March 2000. The groups were matched for age, parity and gestation. Mothers with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, sickle cell disease and multiple pregnancies were excluded. A pretested 27-item checklist, based on the standard labour and delivery records, included a list of possible antepartum, intrapartum and immediate postpartum complications and length of hospital stay. SPSS version 7.5 was used for data analysis.RESULTS:
There were no significant differences in total time of labour, blood pressure, blood loss, pre- and post-induction foetal heart rates, apgar scores and length of hospital stay. Two mothers in the cytotec group had uterine hyperstimulation and were delivered by Caesarean section. Four babies in the cytotec group and three in the pitocin group were admitted for special care.CONCLUSION:
Althoygh the outcome variables for mothers induced with cytotec and those induced with pitocin were similar, the two cases of uterine hyperstimulation in the cytotec group suggest caution in the use of cytotec for the induction of labour. (Au)
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Ocitocina
/
Misoprostol
/
Trabalho de Parto Induzido
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
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