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Outpatient induction -- how safe.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19492924     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is a world-wide interest in outpatient care. Induction of labor is commonly offered to women with prolonged pregnancy, and evidence from randomized controlled studies suggest that inpatient and outpatient induction achieve comparative maternal and fetal outcomes. However, safety data are very limited. Careful selections of appropriate patients as well as standardized monitoring protocols are essential before outpatient induction can be initiated. Uterine hyperstimulation with fetal heart rate deceleration and other maternal or fetal adverse events are rare but unpredictable. Unrecognized fetal hypoxia due to uterine contractions remains an unsolved problem after discharge from the hospital. The ideal method for outpatient cervical ripening is controversial. The local application of nitric oxide donors prior to induction might be a promising approach. Larger studies are necessary before widespread use of outpatient cervical ripening by prostaglandins or other cervical ripening agents can be advocated.
Authors:
Werner H Rath
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of perinatal medicine     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1619-3997     ISO Abbreviation:  J Perinat Med     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-03     Completed Date:  2010-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361031     Medline TA:  J Perinat Med     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  461-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine University RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. wrath@ukaachen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ambulatory Care / methods
Dinoprostone / administration & dosage
Female
Germany
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Isosorbide Dinitrate / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives
Labor, Induced / methods*
Nitric Oxide Donors / administration & dosage
Oxytocics / administration & dosage
Pregnancy
Safety
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nitric Oxide Donors; 0/Oxytocics; 16051-77-7/isosorbide-5-mononitrate; 363-24-6/Dinoprostone; 87-33-2/Isosorbide Dinitrate

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