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Induction of labour. II. Intravenous oxytocin infusion.

A C Turnbull, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1968 - 
- Vol. 75, Iss: 1, pp 24-31
TLDR
D’Esopo, Moore and Lenzi (1964) have shown that with a favourable cervix, with the vertex dipping into the pelvis and in the absence of cephalo-pelvic disproportion, the risks of elective induction of labour with a dilute oxytocin drip are no greater, and may be even less than, spontaneously occurring labour in a similar group of patients.
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This article is published in British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.The article was published on 1968-01-01. It has received 76 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Oxytocin & Pregnancy.

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Induction of Labour

TL;DR: The most current literature is reviewed to provide evidence-based recommendations to obstetrical care providers on induction of labour and appropriate timing and method of induction, appropriate mode of delivery, and optimal maternal and perinatal outcomes.
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Ripening of the cervix with extra‐amniotic prostaglandin e2 in viscous gel before induction of labour

TL;DR: A method of extra‐amniotic prostaglandin administration to achieve ripening of the cervix as a preliminary to induction of labour achieved a 25 per cent reduction in the length of the induced labour, a fall in the incidence of maternal pyrexia and fetal distress, an improvement in neonatal condition of the infants and a Reduction in the need to resort to Caesarean section.
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Plasma oxytocin in human pregnancy and parturition

TL;DR: It is concluded that the human fetus can be an important source of oxytocin and that neurohumoral birth reflexes described in animals do not occur systematically in man.
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Active management of labour and cephalopelvic disproportion

TL;DR: A preoccupation with cephalopelvic disproportion is the main reason for a reluctance to abandon the conservative attitude towards labour which prevails in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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Use of Post-pituitary Extract in Obstetrics

TL;DR: Close quantitative agreement with those obtained with sodium chloride is found with respect to response to intracarotid infusion.
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Elective induction of labor.

TL;DR: There is justification to electively induce labor in women who show prelabor cervical dilatation so that a controled labor may be obtained and elective induction has been shown to have prophylactic value.
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Uterine contractions in normal and abnormal labour.

TL;DR: In this investigation the strength and pattern of the uterine contractions have been recorded in normal and in abnormal labour with and without disproportion by means of a catheter inserted into the uterusine cavity.