Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening in Term Pregnancy

dc.contributor.author	Weaver, Sally P.	eng
dc.contributor.author	Cook, Jessica	eng
dc.contributor.author	Nashelsky, Joan	eng
dc.date.issued	2006	eng
dc.description.abstract	Low-dose (25 mcg) intravaginal misoprostol appears to be safe and effective for cervical ripening in term pregnancy for patients without a history of cesarean section. Compared with other cervical ripening methods, misoprostol has an increased rate of vaginal delivery within 24 hours without significant differences in cesarean section rates or fetal outcomes. (Strength of recommendation: B, systematic review of randomized controlled trials)	eng
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3972	eng
dc.language	English	eng
dc.publisher	Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcollection	Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU)	eng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity	University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network	eng
dc.relation.ispartofseries	American family physician, 73, no. 03 (February 2006)	eng
dc.rights	OpenAccess.	eng
dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.	eng
dc.subject	fetal heart rate	eng
dc.subject	uterine rupture	eng
dc.subject	uterine hyperstimulation	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Pregnancy -- Complications	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Obstetrics	eng
dc.subject.lcsh	Cesarean section -- Complications	eng
dc.title	Vaginal Misoprostol for Cervical Ripening in Term Pregnancy	eng
dc.type	Article	eng

Clinical Inquiries, 2006
The items in this collection constitute volume 55 of Clinical Inquiries.