Labor Induction and Maternal BMI, Comparison of Different Pre-induction Cervical Ripening Methods

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether mechanical cervical ripening (using the Cook double balloon catheter) is superior or inferior to pharmacological agents (PGE1) in overweight and obese women undergoing labor induction.

Timeline

Start

2014-10

Primary completion

2016-10

Completion

2016-11

Publications

• de Vaan MD, Ten Eikelder ML, Jozwiak M, Palmer KR, Davies-Tuck M, Bloemenkamp KW, Mol BWJ, Boulvain M. Mechanical methods for induction of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Mar 30;3(3):CD001233. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001233.pub4.

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