ArticleGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde2021
Outpatient Induction of Labor - Are Balloon Catheters an Appropriate Method?
Article in Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Induction of Labor in Late-Term and Post-Term Pregnancies Using Double-Balloon Catheter for Cervical Ripening: Predictors of Prolonged Labor Across Four Combined Augmentation Protocols in a Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Synthetic Osmotic Dilators for Pre-Induction Cervical Ripening - an Evidence-Based Review.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2023Article
- Outpatient vs inpatient induction of labor with oral misoprostol: A retrospective study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Mechanical Methods for the Induction of Labour After Previous Caesarean Section - An Updated, Evidence-based Review.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
- Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes - Inpatient Versus Outpatient Management: an Evidence-Based Review.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2022Article
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Abstract
As the number of labor inductions in high-income countries has steadily risen, hospital costs and the additional burden on obstetric staff have also increased. Outpatient induction of labor is therefore becoming increasingly important. It has been estimated that 20 - 50% of all pregnant women requiring induction would be eligible for outpatient induction. The use of balloon catheters in patients with an unripe cervix has been shown to be an effective and safe method of cervical priming. Balloon catheters are as effective as the vaginal administration of prostaglandin E
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