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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 234-237 |
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Misoprostol use for cervical ripening and induction of labour in a Nigerian teaching hospital
BA Ekele, DC Nnadi, MA Gana, CE Shehu, Y Ahmed, EI Nwobodo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
B A Ekele
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 18072452 
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CONTEXT: Induction of labor is always a challenge to many an obstetrician more so when the cervix is unfavorable. OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy and safety ofmisoprostol in cervical ripening and labour induction. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Aprospective study spanning 2 years and involving 151 patients admitted for cervical ripening and induction of labor at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. 50 microgram (mcg) ofmisoprostol was inserted vaginally every 4 hours until cervix became favorable or onset of labor. RESULTS: Main indications for induction of labour were prolonged pregnancy and hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. An average of 2 insertions of 50 mcg tablet was used to achieve cervical ripening in 107 patients (71%) and 80% (120) had spontaneous labor within 10 hours of insertion. The mean insertion-labor interval was 7.86 hours (SD +/- 2.5). The average duration of labour was 9.36 hours (SD +/- 2.9). Vaginal delivery was achieved in 96% of the patients. Uterine hyperstimulation occurred in 9 patients but there was no case of uterine rupture. CONCLUSION: Misoprostol was effective and safe in cervical ripening and induction of labor with a vaginal delivery rate of 96%. It should be an essential drug in obstetric practice especially in low resource settings. |
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