ArticleActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2019
Balloon catheter for induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean and an unfavorable cervix.
Article in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Hormonal Milieu With Different Methods of Labour Induction: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
To Study the Effectiveness and Safety of Balloon Catheter Combined With Oxytocin Induction Among the Pregnant Women With Previous Cesarean Section: Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intracervical Foley Catheter Plus Intravaginal Misoprostol vs Intravaginal Misoprostol Alone for Cervical Ripening: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Predictors of vaginal delivery following balloon catheter for labor induction in women with one previous cesarean.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Methods of induction of labor after cesarean with no prior vaginal delivery-Perinatal outcomes.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Article
- Mechanical Methods for the Induction of Labour After Previous Caesarean Section - An Updated, Evidence-based Review.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Planned mode of birth after previous cesarean section: A structured review of the evidence on the associated outcomes for women and their children in high-income setting.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Balloon catheter for induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean and an unfavorable cervix.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionWhen women with a previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix have an indication for delivery, the choice is to induce labor or to perform a cesarean section. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of a balloon catheter as a method of induction of labor in women with one previous cesarean section and an unfavorable cervix compared with an elective repeat cesarean section. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe performed a prospective cohort study in 51 hospitals in the Netherlands on term women with one previous cesarean section, a live singleton fetus in cephalic position, an unfavorable cervix and an indication for delivery. We recorded obstetric, maternal and neonatal characteristics. We compared the outcome of women who were induced with a balloon catheter with the outcome of women who delivered by elective repeat cesarean section. Main outcomes were maternal and neonatal morbidity. Mode of delivery was a secondary outcome for women who were induced. Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) were calculated using logistic regression, adjusted for potential confounders.
resultsAnalysis was performed on 993 women who were induced and 321 women who had a repeat cesarean section (August 2011 until September 2012). Among the women who were induced, 560 (56.4%) delivered vaginally and 11 (1.1%) sustained a uterine rupture. Composite adverse maternal outcome (uterine rupture, severe postpartum hemorrhage or postpartum infection) occurred in 73 (7.4%) in the balloon and 14 (4.5%) women in the repeat cesarean section group (aOR 1.58, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85-2.96). Composite adverse neonatal outcome (Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes or umbilical pH <7.10) occurred in 57 (5.7%) and 10 (3.2%) neonates, respectively (aOR 1.40, 95% CI 0.87-3.48). Women who were induced had a shorter postpartum admission time (2.0 vs 3.0 days (P < 0.0001)).
conclusionsIn women with a previous cesarean section and a need for delivery, induction of labor with a balloon catheter does not result in a significant increase in adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes as compared with planned cesarean section.
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