Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening
Eighty women undergoing induction of labor at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were recruited and randomly allocated into two treatment groups (40 each), to receive either serial 50 µg doses of misoprostol or intracervical Foley catheter. Vaginal blood loss was collected and measured usin...
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| description | Eighty women undergoing induction of labor at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were recruited and randomly allocated into two treatment groups (40 each), to receive either serial 50 µg doses of misoprostol or intracervical Foley catheter. Vaginal blood loss was collected and measured using an under buttocks plastic collection bag and by perineal pad weighing up to 6 hours postpartum. There were no significant differences between the two groups with respect to sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics. Comparison of blood loss in vaginal deliveries between the two groups revealed that subjects in the misoprostol group had significantly higher blood loss than subjects in the Foley catheter group (488 ± 222 versus 326 ± 106, p<0.05). In both groups, there was strong and statistically significant positive correlation between postpartum blood loss and induction delivery interval (r=0.75, p<0.0001; r=0.77, p<0.0001). There were no significant differences in maternal outcomes. In view of this, further study is required to ascertain if lower doses of misoprostol for induction of labor may result in lesser blood loss. This trial is registered with ISRCTN14479515. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-723f7c6a87db47868c9991b4dbc93ed62025-02-03T06:45:20ZengWileyObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972017-01-01201710.1155/2017/16782651678265Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical RipeningOkon Asuquo Okon0John Egede Ekabua1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, NigeriaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, NigeriaEighty women undergoing induction of labor at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital were recruited and randomly allocated into two treatment groups (40 each), to receive either serial 50 µg doses of misoprostol or intracervical Foley catheter. Vaginal blood loss was collected and measured using an under buttocks plastic collection bag and by perineal pad weighing up to 6 hours postpartum. There were no significant differences between the two groups with respect to sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics. Comparison of blood loss in vaginal deliveries between the two groups revealed that subjects in the misoprostol group had significantly higher blood loss than subjects in the Foley catheter group (488 ± 222 versus 326 ± 106, p<0.05). In both groups, there was strong and statistically significant positive correlation between postpartum blood loss and induction delivery interval (r=0.75, p<0.0001; r=0.77, p<0.0001). There were no significant differences in maternal outcomes. In view of this, further study is required to ascertain if lower doses of misoprostol for induction of labor may result in lesser blood loss. This trial is registered with ISRCTN14479515.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1678265 |
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| title | Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening |
| title_full | Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening |
| title_short | Postpartum Vaginal Blood Loss following Two Different Methods of Cervical Ripening |
| title_sort | postpartum vaginal blood loss following two different methods of cervical ripening |
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